Lambton, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
Lambton, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 880. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3216692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.885°N, 71.090°W.
Population
In 1861, Lambton, VL had a population of 880: 471 male and 409 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 558 |
| 1861 | 880 |
| 1871 | 1,525 |
| 1881 | 1,624 |
| 1921 | 576 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lambton, VL, 1871 (45.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lambton, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 125 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 880 total population, 471 males, 409 females, Male members of the family who are present: 404, Female members of the family who are present: 383, 362 single males, 284 single females, 112 married females, 102 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 67, Females present who are not members of the family: 26, 18 male births, 13 female births, 13 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 76 single males aged 15 to 20, 64 single males aged 10 to 15, 64 single males aged 20 to 30, 58 males aged 5 to 10, 57 females aged 5 to 10, 52 single females aged 10 to 15, 49 single females aged 15 to 20, 26 married females aged 30 to 40, 26 married males aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 20 to 30, 24 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 married females aged 40 to 50, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 21 married males aged 40 to 50, 21 single females aged 20 to 30, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 15 females aged 1 to 2, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 females aged 4 to 5, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 8 females age 3 to 4, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 859 French Canadians, 21 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $142,800 value farms (dollars), $65,315 value all livestock, 27,540 pounds of maple sugar, 16,521 bushels of oats, 14,038 bushels of potatoes, $13,976 value horses aged over 3 years, 10,800 pounds of homemade butter, 9,973 acres of land in farms, 6,148 bushels of rye, 6,130 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $6,105 value farm implements in dollars, 3,855 bushels of barley, 3,843 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,988 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,821 acres of farmland under crops, 1,732 pounds of wool produced on farms, $1,656 value garden and orchard crops, 1,641 bushels of peas, 1,236 pounds of flax or hemp, 977 bushels of buckwheat, 969 bushels of spring wheat, 693 sheep, 573 tons of hay, 569 acres of oats, 302 swine, 248 barrels of pork, 241 acres of rye, 226 milk cows, 215 calves and heifers, 183 acres of barley, 124 acres of buckwheat, 115 bulls, oxen, or steers, 89 acres of peas, 89 occupants of farms, 80 acres of potatoes, 57 horses aged over 3 years, 51 acres of spring wheat, 34 acres of farmland in gardens, 34 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 26 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 23 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 11 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,505 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,815 yards of linen, 1,301 yards of flannel, 1,013 yards of fulled cloth, 169 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Aylen | 1799–1868 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC005007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3216692
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambton,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambton_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Lambton, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lambton-vl-qc005007-1861/.