Lingwick, Quebec (1881 census)
Lingwick was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,035. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q30322667. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.609°N, 71.312°W.
Population
In 1881, Lingwick had a population of 1,035: 536 male and 499 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Lingwick 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 1,035 total population, 536 males, 499 females, 288 married persons, 161 families, 144 married females, 144 married males, 33 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 714 single persons under 18, 381 single males under 18, 333 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 156 inhabited houses, 156 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,291 bushels of potatoes, 7,801 bushels of oats, 4,215 bushels of buckwheat, 3,325 bushels of barley, 2,155 acres of hay crops, 2,000 tons of hay, 1,697 bushels of spring wheat, 1,467 bushels of turnips, 141 bushels of other root crops, 140 acres of potatoes, 126 acres of wheat, 72 bushels of peas and beans, 52 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,035 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:
QC054009— 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 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). "Lingwick, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lingwick-qc054009-1881/.