Lingwick, Quebec (1891 census)
Lingwick was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,022. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q30322667. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.609°N, 71.312°W.
Population
In 1891, Lingwick had a population of 1,022: 539 male and 483 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lingwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,022 total population, 539 males, 483 females, 307 married persons, 184 families, 154 married males, 153 married females, 32 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 683 single persons under 18, 375 single males under 18, 308 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 950 persons who are not French Canadian, 72 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 172 occupied houses, 171 houses, 171 houses built of wood, 160 houses of 1 story, 61 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,840 pounds of homemade butter, 18,581 acres of land in farms, 15,831 bushels of potatoes, 11,682 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,863 bushels of oats, 6,899 acres of improved land in farms, 5,453 bushels of buckwheat, 5,219 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,393 bushels of barley, 4,325 acres of farmland under crops, 2,745 acres of hay crops, 2,544 tons of hay, 2,511 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,050 chickens, 1,378 sheep, 1,299 bushels of turnips, 1,140 sheep slaughtered or sold, 760 other cattle, 615 cattle killed or sold, 490 acres of oats, 455 milk cows, 448 bushels of spring wheat, 298 swine slaughtered or sold, 259 acres of barley, 254 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 211 horses aged over 3 years, 180 occupants of farms, 173 farm occupants who own their land, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 103 acres of potatoes, 66 swine, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 bushels of peas, 50 oxen, 50 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 36 bushels of corn, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 30 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 geese, 26 acres of wheat, 17 ducks, 15 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 bushels of rye, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150012— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lingwick-qc150012-1891/.