Lachenaie, Quebec (1891 census)
Lachenaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 608. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 73.562°W.
Population
In 1891, Lachenaie had a population of 608: 289 male and 319 female residents. Population density was 35.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lachenaie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 319 |
| Number of males | 289 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 88 |
| Number of married persons | 177 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP F | 319 |
| POP M | 289 |
| POP TOT | 608 |
| Total population | 608 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 211 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 196 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 407 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 608 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 119 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 26 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 93 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 119 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 159 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,530 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,520 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,504 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,688 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,064 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,584 |
| Acres of oats | 1,947 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 99 |
| BAR AC | 159 |
| BAR BU | 2,617 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,617 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,205 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,712 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,561 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,763 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 603 |
| BWT BU | 2,205 |
| CRN BU | 589 |
| HAY AC | 1,688 |
| HAY TONS | 1,838 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 154 |
| Number of chickens | 3,979 |
| Number of ducks | 314 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 63 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 810 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 126 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 247 |
| Number of milk cows | 318 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 88 |
| Number of other cattle | 354 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 635 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 325 |
| Number of swine | 519 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 332 |
| Number of turkeys | 350 |
| OAT AC | 1,947 |
| OAT BU | 20,712 |
| PEA BU | 2,561 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 7,763 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 697 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,802 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 18 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 27,345 |
| RYE BU | 156 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,838 |
| WHT AC | 99 |
| WHT SP BU | 655 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 35 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 13 |
| BEN BU | 142 |
| BUTTER LB | 27,345 |
| CATTLE KS | 154 |
| CHEESE LB | 697 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 211 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 196 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 407 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,802 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 126 |
| DUCKS | 314 |
| FAMILIES | 122 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 18 |
| FRN CA | 608 |
| GEESE | 810 |
| GRA BU | 177 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,979 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 247 |
| HOUSES | 119 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 119 |
| HOUSES S | 26 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 39 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 93 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 89 |
| MD MALE | 88 |
| MD TOT | 177 |
| MILK COWS | 318 |
| NAME CD | L'Assomption |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 63 |
| OC TOT | 88 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 354 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 635 |
| SHEEP KS | 325 |
| SUP AM | 7,064 |
| SUP FOR | 2,520 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 1,530 |
| SUP SC | 5,504 |
| SUP TOT | 9,584 |
| SWINE | 519 |
| SWINE KS | 332 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 119 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 603 |
| TURKEY | 350 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC162001— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachenaie-qc162001-1891/.