Lachenaie, Quebec (1911 census)
Lachenaie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 752. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6468337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 73.562°W.
Population
In 1911, Lachenaie had a population of 752: 403 male and 349 female residents. Population density was 44.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Lachenaie shared boundaries with:
- Charlemagne, VL
- St. Henri de Mascouche
- St. Louis de Terrebonne
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- Terrebonne, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 10,942 area in acres, 752 total population, 403 males in the population, 349 females in the population, 279 single (never-married) males, 223 single (never-married) females, 120 families, 109 married females, 108 married males, 43.98 population per square mile, 17.10 area in square miles, 17 widowed females, 16 widowed males. 657 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 726 persons of French origin, 12 persons of British origin (English), 5 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 732 Roman Catholics, 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 Presbyterians, 4 Lutherans, 3 Baptists, 2 Methodists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 119 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Napoléon Bourassa | 1827–1916 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachenaie-qc167001-1911/.