Lachenaie, Quebec (1881 census)
Lachenaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 706. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 73.562°W.
Population
In 1881, Lachenaie had a population of 706: 338 male and 368 female residents. Population density was 41.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 706 |
| 1891 | 608 |
| 1901 | 657 |
| 1911 | 752 |
| 1921 | 717 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lachenaie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 155 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 368 |
| Number of males | 338 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 221 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP TOT | 706 |
| Total population | 706 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 219 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 456 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 990 |
| Acres of potatoes | 95 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR BU | 4,961 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,961 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,921 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 795 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,918 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,794 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,180 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,872 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,342 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 1,921 |
| CRN BU | 795 |
| HAY AC | 990 |
| HAY TONS | 1,689 |
| OAT BU | 41,918 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,180 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 16,872 |
| RYE BU | 78 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,689 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,342 |
| WHT WTR BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 237 |
| C UNMD M | 219 |
| C UNMD TOT | 456 |
| D OCC | 135 |
| FEMALE | 368 |
| GRA BU | 299 |
| H INHAB | 135 |
| MALE | 338 |
| MD F | 110 |
| MD M | 111 |
| MD TOT | 221 |
| NUMBER CD | 88 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,794 |
| TUR BU | 5 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC088001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065001— 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). "Lachenaie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachenaie-qc088001-1881/.