Lachute, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Lachute, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,751. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 74.338°W.
Population
In 1891, Lachute, Town—Ville had a population of 1,751: 865 male and 886 female residents. Population density was 1286.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,751 |
| 1901 | 2,022 |
| 1911 | 2,407 |
| 1921 | 2,592 |
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 was contained in St. Jérusalem, 1881 (2.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lachute, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 344 |
| Number of families | 344 |
| Number of females | 886 |
| Number of males | 865 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 306 |
| Number of married persons | 613 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 886 |
| POP M | 865 |
| POP TOT | 1,751 |
| Total population | 1,751 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,078 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 809 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 942 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 342 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 95 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 238 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 239 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 99 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 162 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 342 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 16 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 159 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 335 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 882 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 879 |
| Acres of hay crops | 285 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,373 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,255 |
| Acres of oats | 222 |
| Acres of potatoes | 60 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 16 |
| BAR BU | 257 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 257 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,997 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,698 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 200 |
| BWT BU | 156 |
| CRN BU | 100 |
| HAY AC | 285 |
| HAY TONS | 371 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 4 |
| Number of chickens | 1,149 |
| Number of ducks | 46 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 193 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 111 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 208 |
| Number of milk cows | 182 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 304 |
| Number of other cattle | 45 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 289 |
| Number of sheep | 39 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 15 |
| Number of swine | 49 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 31 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 222 |
| OAT BU | 3,997 |
| PEA BU | 88 |
| POT AC | 60 |
| POT BU | 5,698 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 190 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 371 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 51 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 4 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 259 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,228 |
| CATTLE KS | 4 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 537 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 541 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,078 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 190 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 344 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 809 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,149 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 208 |
| HOUSES | 342 |
| HOUSES B | 95 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 55 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 239 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 162 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 99 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 238 |
| INF 11 A | 289 |
| MD FEM | 307 |
| MD MALE | 306 |
| MD TOT | 613 |
| MILK COWS | 182 |
| NAME CD | Argenteuil |
| OC F | 111 |
| OC P | 193 |
| OC TOT | 304 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 45 |
| OTHERS | 942 |
| SHEEP | 39 |
| SHEEP KS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 1,373 |
| SUP FOR | 882 |
| SUP JV | 159 |
| SUP PAT | 335 |
| SUP SC | 879 |
| SUP TOT | 2,255 |
| SWINE | 49 |
| SWINE KS | 31 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 342 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 200 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 42 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037014— 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 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). "Lachute, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lachute-town-ville-qc137009-1891/.