Lachine, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Lachine, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.440°N, 73.683°W.
Population
In 1881, Lachine, Town—Ville had a population of 2,406: 1,072 male and 1,334 female residents. Population density was 1065.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,089 |
| 1861 | 1,315 |
| 1871 | 1,696 |
| 1881 | 2,406 |
| 1891 | 3,761 |
| 1901 | 5,561 |
| 1911 | 10,699 |
| 1921 | 15,404 |
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 contained Lachine, Town—Ville, 1871 (25.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lachine, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 391 |
| Number of families | 391 |
| Number of females | 1,334 |
| Number of males | 1,072 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 357 |
| Number of married persons | 721 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 123 |
| POP TOT | 2,406 |
| Total population | 2,406 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 889 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 673 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,562 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 391 |
| Number of occupied houses | 391 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 75 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 246 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR BU | 2,517 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,517 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 337 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,262 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18,806 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 498 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,720 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,498 |
| BWT BU | 54 |
| CRN BU | 337 |
| HAY AC | 246 |
| HAY TONS | 456 |
| OAT BU | 2,262 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 498 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 14,720 |
| RYE BU | 109 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 456 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 60 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 889 |
| C UNMD M | 673 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,562 |
| D OCC | 391 |
| FEMALE | 1,334 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 391 |
| H UNINH | 75 |
| MALE | 1,072 |
| MD F | 364 |
| MD M | 357 |
| MD TOT | 721 |
| NUMBER CD | 92 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18,806 |
| TUR BU | 2,498 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 123 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076012— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachine-town-ville-qc092001-1881/.