Lambton, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
Lambton, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,624. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3216692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.887°N, 71.126°W.
Population
In 1881, Lambton, VL had a population of 1,624: 822 male and 802 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lambton, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,624 total population, 822 males, 802 females, 523 married persons, 278 families, 262 married males, 261 married females, 38 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,063 single persons under 18, 543 single males under 18, 520 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 251 inhabited houses, 251 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,577 bushels of oats, 9,545 bushels of potatoes, 4,545 bushels of buckwheat, 2,979 bushels of spring wheat, 2,851 tons of hay, 2,644 acres of hay crops, 2,337 bushels of barley, 1,440 bushels of peas and beans, 1,025 bushels of rye, 649 bushels of turnips, 396 bushels of other root crops, 292 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 237 acres of wheat, 107 acres of potatoes, 23 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,624 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048018— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lambton-vl-qc048018-1881/.