Lacolle, Quebec (1881 census)
Lacolle was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.062°N, 73.434°W.
Population
In 1881, Lacolle had a population of 2,879: 1,439 male and 1,440 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,689 |
| 1871 | 3,307 |
| 1881 | 2,879 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lacolle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 543 |
| Number of families | 543 |
| Number of females | 1,440 |
| Number of males | 1,439 |
| Number of married females | 486 |
| Number of married males | 485 |
| Number of married persons | 971 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 118 |
| POP TOT | 2,879 |
| Total population | 2,879 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 886 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 904 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,790 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 532 |
| Number of occupied houses | 532 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,461 |
| Acres of potatoes | 311 |
| Acres of wheat | 843 |
| BAR BU | 10,509 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,509 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 19,136 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 244 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19,806 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 104,320 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,668 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 12,642 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,367 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,810 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,188 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 67 |
| BWT BU | 19,136 |
| CRN BU | 19,806 |
| HAY AC | 7,461 |
| HAY TONS | 8,532 |
| OAT BU | 104,320 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 12,642 |
| POT AC | 311 |
| POT BU | 38,367 |
| RYE BU | 29 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,532 |
| WHT AC | 843 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,810 |
| WHT WTR BU | 67 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 886 |
| C UNMD M | 904 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,790 |
| D OCC | 532 |
| FEMALE | 1,440 |
| GRA BU | 244 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 532 |
| H UNINH | 64 |
| MALE | 1,439 |
| MD F | 486 |
| MD M | 485 |
| MD TOT | 971 |
| NUMBER CD | 68 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,668 |
| TUR BU | 2,188 |
| WID F | 68 |
| WID M | 50 |
| WID TOT | 118 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068001— 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). "Lacolle, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lacolle-qc068001-1881/.