Lacolle, Quebec (1871 census)
Lacolle was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,307. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.062°N, 73.434°W.
Population
In 1871, Lacolle had a population of 3,307: 1,674 male and 1,633 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Lacolle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 590 |
| Number of females | 1,633 |
| Number of males | 1,674 |
| Number of married females | 522 |
| Number of married males | 521 |
| Number of married persons | 1,043 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| Total population | 3,307 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,035 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,113 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,148 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 563 |
| Number of occupied houses | 563 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,079 |
| BWT BU | 14,554 |
| CRN BU | 5,821 |
| HAY AC | 5,704 |
| HAY TONS | 6,793 |
| OAT BU | 74,937 |
| PEA BU | 6,427 |
| POT AC | 387 |
| POT BU | 58,203 |
| Total area (acres) | 39,360 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,872 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,036 |
| AREA | 39,360 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 262 |
| CD | 117 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 590 |
| FEMALE | 1,633 |
| GRA BU | 447 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 563 |
| INHABITED | 563 |
| MALE | 1,674 |
| MARRIED F | 522 |
| MARRIED M | 521 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,043 |
| POPULATION | 3,307 |
| ROOT BU | 4,418 |
| SINGLE F | 1,035 |
| SINGLE M | 1,113 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,148 |
| TUR BU | 1,718 |
| UNINHABITED | 48 |
| WIDOWED F | 76 |
| WIDOWED M | 40 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 116 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC117001— 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 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). "Lacolle, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lacolle-qc117001-1871/.