Lake Megantic, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Lake Megantic, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,173. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.592°N, 70.888°W.
Population
In 1891, Lake Megantic, Village had a population of 1,173: 644 male and 529 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,173 |
| 1901 | 1,883 |
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 Whitton, 1881 (4.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Lake Megantic, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,173 total population, 644 males, 529 females, 407 married persons, 225 families, 205 married males, 202 married females, 32 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 734 single persons under 18, 425 single males under 18, 309 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 976 French Canadians, 197 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 223 houses, 223 occupied houses, 222 houses built of wood, 188 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses of 2 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 houses of 3 stories, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6,672 acres of land in farms, 4,437 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,865 bushels of potatoes, 3,753 pounds of homemade butter, 2,235 acres of improved land in farms, 1,889 bushels of oats, 1,344 acres of farmland under crops, 1,081 bushels of turnips, 872 acres of farmland in pasture, 789 acres of hay crops, 669 chickens, 563 tons of hay, 562 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 292 bushels of barley, 218 bushels of buckwheat, 211 sheep, Capacity of silos (tons): 201, 172 occupants of farms, 164 farm occupants who own their land, 152 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 117 milk cows, 113 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 109 acres of oats, 103 horses aged over 3 years, 91 swine slaughtered or sold, 45 other cattle, 42 bushels of peas, 40 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of spring wheat, 38 sheep slaughtered or sold, 35 cattle killed or sold, 34 swine, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 acres of barley, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 oxen, 16 ducks, 14 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 turkeys, 9 acres of turnips, 9 bushels of beans, 9 geese, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 other fowl, 2 acres of wheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Louis-Gustave d' Odet d'Orsonnens | 1842–1905 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150013— 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). "Lake Megantic, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lake-megantic-village-qc150011-1891/.