Lake Megantic, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Lake Megantic, Village was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), 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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 225 |
| Number of families | 225 |
| Number of females | 529 |
| Number of males | 644 |
| Number of married females | 202 |
| Number of married males | 205 |
| Number of married persons | 407 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 529 |
| POP M | 644 |
| POP TOT | 1,173 |
| Total population | 1,173 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 309 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 425 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 734 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 976 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 197 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 223 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 222 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 188 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 223 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 872 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,437 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,344 |
| Acres of hay crops | 789 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,235 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,672 |
| Acres of oats | 109 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 292 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,889 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,865 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,081 |
| BWT BU | 218 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 201 |
| HAY AC | 789 |
| HAY TONS | 563 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 35 |
| Number of chickens | 669 |
| Number of ducks | 16 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 164 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 10 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 103 |
| Number of milk cows | 117 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 172 |
| Number of other cattle | 45 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 113 |
| Number of sheep | 211 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 38 |
| Number of swine | 34 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 91 |
| Number of turkeys | 10 |
| OAT AC | 109 |
| OAT BU | 1,889 |
| PEA BU | 42 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 3,865 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 152 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 562 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,753 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 563 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 14 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,753 |
| CATTLE KS | 35 |
| CHEESE LB | 7,500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 309 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 425 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 734 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 152 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 10 |
| DUCKS | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 225 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 562 |
| FRN CA | 976 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 669 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 103 |
| HOUSES | 223 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 58 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 188 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 47 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 30 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 222 |
| INF 11 A | 113 |
| MD FEM | 202 |
| MD MALE | 205 |
| MD TOT | 407 |
| MILK COWS | 117 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 164 |
| OC TOT | 172 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 45 |
| OTHERS | 197 |
| SHEEP | 211 |
| SHEEP KS | 38 |
| SILOS | 201 |
| SUP AM | 2,235 |
| SUP FOR | 4,437 |
| SUP JV | 19 |
| SUP PAT | 872 |
| SUP SC | 1,344 |
| SUP TOT | 6,672 |
| SWINE | 34 |
| SWINE KS | 91 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 223 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,081 |
| TURKEY | 10 |
| WID FEM | 18 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 18 |
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/.