Lochaber E, Quebec (1881 census)
Lochaber E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 815. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.663°N, 75.218°W.
Population
In 1881, Lochaber E had a population of 815: 443 male and 372 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lochaber, 1871 (53.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lochaber & Gore, 1891 (51.5% share).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Thurso, Village, 1891 (4.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lochaber E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 815 total population, 443 males, 372 females, 246 married persons, 125 families, 124 married males, 122 married females, 17 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 552 single persons under 18, 314 single males under 18, 238 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 117 occupied houses, 112 inhabited houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,159 bushels of oats, 5,700 bushels of potatoes, 2,958 bushels of peas and beans, 2,205 bushels of spring wheat, 1,339 bushels of turnips, 973 bushels of buckwheat, 707 tons of hay, 690 bushels of barley, 664 acres of hay crops, 401 bushels of corn, 279 acres of wheat, 255 bushels of rye, 128 acres of potatoes, 68 bushels of other root crops, 18 bushels of winter wheat, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 815 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097009_1881_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Lochaber E, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lochaber-e-qc097009-1881/.