Lingwick, Quebec (1871 census)
Lingwick was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 801. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.609°N, 71.312°W.
Population
In 1871, Lingwick had a population of 801: 414 male and 387 female residents. Population density was 7.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 808 |
| 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Lingwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 387 |
| Number of males | 414 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 236 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| Total population | 801 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 257 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 551 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 128 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,503 |
| BWT BU | 5,959 |
| CRN BU | 93 |
| HAY AC | 1,606 |
| HAY TONS | 1,266 |
| OAT BU | 8,916 |
| PEA BU | 99 |
| POT AC | 116 |
| POT BU | 15,782 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 911 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 75 |
| AREA | 64,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| CD | 142 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FEMALE | 387 |
| GRA BU | 81 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 128 |
| INHABITED | 128 |
| MALE | 414 |
| MARRIED F | 118 |
| MARRIED M | 118 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 236 |
| POPULATION | 801 |
| ROOT BU | 38 |
| SINGLE F | 257 |
| SINGLE M | 294 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 551 |
| TUR BU | 2,523 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lingwick-qc142009-1871/.