Lanoraie, Quebec (1881 census)
Lanoraie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,240. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3217608. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.982°N, 73.256°W.
Population
In 1881, Lanoraie had a population of 2,240: 1,095 male and 1,145 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,011 |
| 1861 | 2,057 |
| 1871 | 2,036 |
| 1881 | 2,240 |
| 1891 | 1,715 |
| 1901 | 1,706 |
| 1911 | 1,651 |
| 1921 | 1,440 |
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, Lanoraie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,240 total population, 1,145 females, 1,095 males, 740 married persons, 478 families, 370 married females, 370 married males, 84 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,416 single persons under 18, 722 single females under 18, 694 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 342 inhabited houses, 342 occupied houses, 55 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,307 bushels of oats, 28,120 bushels of potatoes, 5,587 bushels of buckwheat, 5,107 bushels of corn, 4,146 bushels of other root crops, 4,015 bushels of rye, 2,934 bushels of peas and beans, 1,468 tons of hay, 901 acres of hay crops, 764 bushels of spring wheat, 518 bushels of barley, 229 acres of potatoes, 97 acres of wheat, 83 bushels of turnips, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Honoré Beaugrand | 1848–1906 | born here |
| Tarte | 1848–1907 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,240 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:
QC086002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3217608
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanoraie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanoraie
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). "Lanoraie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lanoraie-qc086002-1881/.