Lachenaie, Quebec (1881 census)
Lachenaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 706. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6468337. 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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 706 total population, 368 females, 338 males, 221 married persons, 155 families, 111 married males, 110 married females, 29 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 456 single persons under 18, 237 single females under 18, 219 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 135 inhabited houses, 135 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,918 bushels of oats, 16,872 bushels of potatoes, 15,180 bushels of peas and beans, 4,961 bushels of barley, 3,794 bushels of other root crops, 1,921 bushels of buckwheat, 1,689 tons of hay, 1,342 bushels of spring wheat, 990 acres of hay crops, 795 bushels of corn, 299 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 191 acres of wheat, 95 acres of potatoes, 78 bushels of rye, 15 bushels of winter wheat, 5 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Napoléon Bourassa | 1827–1916 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 706 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:
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: Q6468337
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachenaie,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachenaie
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/.