Lachine, Quebec (1891 census)
Lachine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,058. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1474128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.440°N, 73.676°W.
Population
In 1891, Lachine had a population of 1,058: 569 male and 489 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dorval, Village, 1901 (28.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Summerlea t-v, 1901 (9.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Saints-Anges de Lachine, 1901 (61.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lachine shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Paul
- Lachine, Town—Ville
- Notre-Dame de Grâce
- St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire
- St. Laurent
- Verdun, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,058 total population, 569 males, 489 females, 335 married persons, 195 families, 169 married males, 166 married females, 48 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 675 single persons under 18, 380 single males under 18, 295 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 723 French Canadians, 335 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 190 houses, 190 occupied houses, 119 houses built of wood, 104 houses of 2 stories, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 82 houses of 1 story, 72 uninhabited houses, 43 houses built of stone, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses built of brick, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 28,913 bushels of potatoes, 18,058 bushels of oats, 13,865 pounds of homemade butter, 9,108 bushels of turnips, 8,821 acres of land in farms, 7,743 acres of improved land in farms, 5,649 acres of farmland under crops, 3,626 tons of hay, 3,481 chickens, 2,510 bushels of barley, 2,356 bushels of buckwheat, 2,234 acres of hay crops, 1,730 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,565 bushels of peas, 1,389 acres of oats, 1,078 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,068 bushels of spring wheat, 672 milk cows, 533 bushels of corn, 411 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 364 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 354 horses aged over 3 years, 329 acres of potatoes, 318 swine, 272 turkeys, 204 cattle killed or sold, Capacity of silos (tons): 200, 163 swine slaughtered or sold, 149 acres of barley, 146 occupants of farms, 138 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 135 other cattle, 131 acres of wheat, 117 horses aged 3 years and under, 105 ducks, 103 farm occupants who own their land, 101 sheep, 74 bushels of beans, 66 geese, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 58 sheep slaughtered or sold, 42 farm occupants who rent their land, 41 acres of turnips, 35 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 other fowl, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158001— 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 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). "Lachine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachine-qc158001-1891/.