Lachine, Quebec (1881 census)
Lachine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 842. 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 density was 66.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,056 |
| 1871 | 993 |
| 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:
- Côte St. Paul
- Lachine, Town—Ville
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Village
- Pointe Claire
- St. Laurent
- Verdun, Village
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 396 |
| Number of males | 446 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 246 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 842 |
| Total population | 842 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 308 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 552 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 137 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,350 |
| Acres of potatoes | 400 |
| Acres of wheat | 180 |
| BAR BU | 10,591 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,591 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 758 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 996 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,866 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 14,639 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,670 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 67,430 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,851 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,318 |
| BWT BU | 758 |
| CRN BU | 996 |
| HAY AC | 1,350 |
| HAY TONS | 2,288 |
| OAT BU | 22,866 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,670 |
| POT AC | 400 |
| POT BU | 67,430 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,288 |
| WHT AC | 180 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,851 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 244 |
| C UNMD M | 308 |
| C UNMD TOT | 552 |
| D OCC | 141 |
| FEMALE | 396 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 137 |
| H UNINH | 64 |
| MALE | 446 |
| MD F | 123 |
| MD M | 123 |
| MD TOT | 246 |
| NUMBER CD | 92 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 14,639 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 2,318 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158001— 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). "Lachine, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachine-qc092002-1881/.