Lachine, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
Lachine, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,315. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1474128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.433°N, 73.675°W.
Population
In 1861, Lachine, Village had a population of 1,315: 666 male and 649 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,315 |
| 1871 | 1,696 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lachine, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 139 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,315 total population, 666 males, 649 females, Male members of the family who are present: 605, Female members of the family who are present: 594, 458 single males, 425 single females, 196 married females, 193 married males, 123 males attending school, 102 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 61, Females present who are not members of the family: 55, 28 widowed females, 25 male births, 23 female births, 20 adult males unable to read or write, 15 widowed males, 11 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 84 single females aged 10 to 15, 82 single males aged 10 to 15, 79 males aged 5 to 10, 77 females aged 5 to 10, 72 single males aged 15 to 20, 72 single males aged 20 to 30, 69 married females aged 30 to 40, 65 single females aged 15 to 20, 59 married females aged 20 to 30, 52 married males aged 30 to 40, 52 married males aged 40 to 50, 41 married males aged 20 to 30, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 27 females age 3 to 4, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 20 males aged 1 to 2, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 2 to 3, 19 single females aged 30 to 40, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 males aged 4 to 5, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 908 French Canadians, 207 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 129 persons originating in Ireland, 35 persons originating in England or Wales, 27 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $30,000 value farms (dollars), $17,931 value all livestock, 4,360 pounds of homemade butter, 3,700 bushels of potatoes, $3,060 value farm implements in dollars, 1,310 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,292 bushels of barley, 1,125 bushels of oats, 1,076 bushels of turnips, 610 bushels of carrots, 509 acres of land in farms, 400 acres of farmland under cultivation, 400 pounds of hops, 320 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 234 bushels of peas, 167 acres of farmland under crops, 159 milk cows, 151 horses aged over 3 years, 147 acres of farmland in pasture, 110 swine, 109 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 104 bushels of spring wheat, $100 value garden and orchard crops, 90 pounds of wool produced on farms, 86 acres of farmland in gardens, 61 tons of hay, 52 acres of barley, 52 acres of oats, 28 calves and heifers, 25 bushels of beans, 24 acres of potatoes, 22 bulls, oxen, or steers, 21 barrels of pork, 18 sheep, 13 acres of peas, 13 barrels of beef, 12 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 acres of spring wheat, 4 occupants of farms, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 3 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,828 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $1,155 value carriages for hire (dollars), 111 carriages for pleasure, 60 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC024002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC108002— 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 1861 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, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachine-village-qc024002-1861/.