Lachine, Quebec (1861 census)
Lachine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,056. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1474128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.440°N, 73.677°W.
Population
In 1861, Lachine had a population of 1,056: 556 male and 500 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,075 |
| 1861 | 1,056 |
| 1871 | 993 |
| 1881 | 842 |
| 1891 | 1,058 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lachine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,056 total population, 556 males, Male members of the family who are present: 510, 500 females, Female members of the family who are present: 457, 386 single males, 334 single females, 161 married males, 147 married females, 125 adult males unable to read or write, 88 males attending school, 81 adult females unable to read or write, 67 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 46, Females present who are not members of the family: 43, 19 widowed females, 14 female births, 9 widowed males, 6 male births, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 74 single males aged 15 to 20, 73 females aged 5 to 10, 70 males aged 5 to 10, 65 single females aged 15 to 20, 64 single males aged 20 to 30, 59 single males aged 10 to 15, 55 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 single females aged 10 to 15, 43 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 married females aged 20 to 30, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 28 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 50 to 60, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 23 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 females age 3 to 4, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 females aged 1 to 2, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 900 French Canadians, 94 persons originating in Ireland, 33 persons originating in Scotland, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in the United States, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $585,700 value farms (dollars), $102,456 value all livestock, 39,841 pounds of homemade butter, $36,089 value farm implements in dollars, 35,650 bushels of potatoes, 25,830 bushels of oats, 15,320 bushels of barley, 9,347 acres of land in farms, 7,975 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $7,975 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,275 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,992 bushels of carrots, $6,689 value garden and orchard crops, 5,291 bushels of peas, 5,194 acres of farmland under crops, 5,000 gallons of cider, 2,220 bushels of turnips, 2,072 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,950 pounds of maple sugar, 1,868 bushels of spring wheat, 1,857 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,742 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,560 bushels of buckwheat, 1,330 acres of oats, 1,193 tons of hay, 752 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 724 acres of barley, 600 bulls, oxen, or steers, 566 milk cows, 408 acres of peas, 385 bushels of corn, 379 calves and heifers, 347 acres of potatoes, 321 horses aged over 3 years, 310 barrels of pork, 299 sheep, 298 swine, 224 acres of farmland in gardens, 183 bushels of beans, 168 horses aged 3 years and under, 163 acres of spring wheat, 127 acres of buckwheat, 125 barrels of beef, 96 occupants of farms, 83 bushels of winter wheat, 80 pounds of flax or hemp, 42 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 22 acres of corn, 21 acres of mangel wurtzel, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 6 acres of winter wheat, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,667 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 480 yards of flannel, 235 carriages for pleasure, 222 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC024001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158001_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1474128
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachine,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachine
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Lachine, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachine-qc024001-1861/.