Lachine, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Lachine, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,696. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1474128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.433°N, 73.675°W.
Population
In 1871, Lachine, Village had a population of 1,696: 783 male and 913 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).
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 became part of Lachine, Town—Ville, 1881 (25.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lachine, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,696 total population, 913 females, 783 males, 537 married persons, 311 families, 269 married females, 268 married males, 80 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,079 single persons under 18, 591 single females under 18, 488 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 235 inhabited houses, 235 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC108002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachine-village-qc108002-1871/.