Lachine, Quebec (1881 census)
Lachine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 842. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1474128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.440°N, 73.676°W.
Population
In 1881, Lachine had a population of 842: 446 male and 396 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 842 |
| 1891 | 1,058 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Lachine, 1871 (88.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lachine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 842 total population, 446 males, 396 females, 246 married persons, 150 families, 123 married females, 123 married males, 44 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 552 single persons under 18, 308 single males under 18, 244 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 141 occupied houses, 137 inhabited houses, 64 uninhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 67,430 bushels of potatoes, 22,866 bushels of oats, 14,639 bushels of other root crops, 10,591 bushels of barley, 5,670 bushels of peas and beans, 2,318 bushels of turnips, 2,288 tons of hay, 1,851 bushels of spring wheat, 1,350 acres of hay crops, 996 bushels of corn, 758 bushels of buckwheat, 400 acres of potatoes, 180 acres of wheat, 85 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 842 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:
QC092002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158001_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1474128
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachine,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lachine
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). "Lachine, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachine-qc092002-1881/.