Lingwick, Quebec (1861 census)
Lingwick was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 564. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q30322667. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.609°N, 71.312°W.
Population
In 1861, Lingwick had a population of 564.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 564 |
| 1871 | 801 |
| 1881 | 1,035 |
| 1891 | 1,022 |
| 1901 | 791 |
| 1911 | 839 |
| 1921 | 724 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lingwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 564 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 308 French Canadians, 225 persons originating in Scotland, 18 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $47,600 value farms (dollars), $17,329 value all livestock, 12,211 pounds of homemade butter, 7,610 pounds of maple sugar, 7,408 acres of land in farms, 6,958 bushels of potatoes, 5,412 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,642 bushels of oats, $4,024 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,069 bushels of barley, 2,840 bushels of buckwheat, $2,451 value farm implements in dollars, 1,996 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,403 acres of farmland under crops, 1,330 pounds of wool produced on farms, 602 bushels of spring wheat, 593 acres of farmland in pasture, 565 tons of hay, 499 sheep, 271 acres of oats, 255 calves and heifers, 228 milk cows, 169 acres of barley, 135 bulls, oxen, or steers, 129 swine, 121 acres of buckwheat, 100 bushels of turnips, 87 acres of potatoes, 79 barrels of pork, 73 occupants of farms, 67 barrels of beef, 60 horses aged over 3 years, 47 acres of spring wheat, 42 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 40 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, $8 value garden and orchard crops, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $925 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 556 yards of fulled cloth, 523 yards of flannel, 22 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC016007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q30322667
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). "Lingwick, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lingwick-qc016007-1861/.