Lachine, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Lachine, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,761. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1474128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.440°N, 73.683°W.
Population
In 1891, Lachine, Town—Ville had a population of 3,761: 1,824 male and 1,937 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,406 |
| 1891 | 3,761 |
| 1901 | 5,561 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lachine, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,761 total population, 1,937 females, 1,824 males, 1,333 married persons, 681 families, 667 married females, 666 married males, 132 widowed persons, 88 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,296 single persons under 18, 1,182 single females under 18, 1,114 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,601 French Canadians, 1,160 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 476 houses, 476 occupied houses, 369 houses built of wood, 357 houses of 2 stories, 217 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 85 houses of 1 story, 82 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 63 houses built of brick, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 44 houses of over 15 rooms, 34 houses built of stone, 32 houses of 5 rooms, 32 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 13,390 bushels of potatoes, 9,164 bushels of oats, 6,590 pounds of homemade butter, 2,287 bushels of barley, 2,251 chickens, 2,107 acres of land in farms, 1,824 acres of improved land in farms, 1,722 bushels of turnips, 1,245 acres of farmland under crops, 543 acres of farmland in pasture, 528 tons of hay, 420 bushels of buckwheat, 412 bushels of corn, 355 acres of hay crops, 339 milk cows, 283 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 272 horses aged over 3 years, 252 acres of oats, 221 swine slaughtered or sold, 210 bushels of peas, Capacity of silos (tons): 150, 142 other cattle, 127 swine, 76 acres of potatoes, 71 acres of barley, 62 other fowl, 55 cattle killed or sold, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 35 ducks, 33 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 bushels of spring wheat, 14 occupants of farms, 11 farm occupants who own their land, 10 geese, 9 sheep, 8 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 turkeys, 4 bushels of beans, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of wheat, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 oxen, 1 sheep slaughtered or sold. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC157004_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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachine-town-ville-qc158002-1891/.