Lacolle, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
Lacolle, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,689. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138849373. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.062°N, 73.434°W.
Population
In 1861, Lacolle, VL had a population of 3,689.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,689 |
| 1871 | 3,307 |
| 1881 | 2,879 |
| 1921 | 555 |
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, Lacolle, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,689 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,864 French Canadians, 1,338 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 213 persons originating in England or Wales, 133 persons originating in Ireland, 108 persons originating in the United States, 30 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $904,783 value farms (dollars), $130,452 value all livestock, 112,347 bushels of oats, 87,860 pounds of homemade butter, 63,028 bushels of potatoes, $55,444 value horses aged over 3 years, 40,620 acres of land in farms, $28,670 value farm implements in dollars, 25,026 acres of farmland under cultivation, 16,510 pounds of maple sugar, 15,594 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,473 bushels of spring wheat, 14,252 acres of farmland under crops, 13,630 bushels of peas, 11,168 bushels of buckwheat, 10,581 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,841 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,098 bushels of carrots, 8,067 bushels of barley, 5,561 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,696 acres of oats, 4,553 bushels of corn, $4,008 value garden and orchard crops, 3,811 bushels of turnips, 2,808 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,781 sheep, 2,700 tons of hay, 1,613 milk cows, 1,521 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,207 acres of spring wheat, 1,045 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,014 horses aged over 3 years, 946 acres of peas, 912 calves and heifers, 888 barrels of pork, 839 gallons of cider, 807 swine, 654 acres of buckwheat, 507 acres of potatoes, 421 occupants of farms, 413 acres of barley, 400 barrels of beef, 355 horses aged 3 years and under, 197 acres of corn, 193 acres of farmland in gardens, 182 bushels of beans, 156 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 128 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 78 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 73 pounds of hops, 46 bushels of rye, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 acres of mangel wurtzel, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $17,711 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 2,454 yards of fulled cloth, 2,346 yards of flannel, 687 carriages for pleasure, 527 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092010_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138849373
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). "Lacolle, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lacolle-vl-qc051002-1861/.