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 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 density was 9.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Lingwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 184 |
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 483 |
| Number of males | 539 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 307 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 483 |
| POP M | 539 |
| POP TOT | 1,022 |
| Total population | 1,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 308 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 683 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 72 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 950 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 171 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 160 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 172 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 259 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,511 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,682 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,325 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,745 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,899 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,581 |
| Acres of oats | 490 |
| Acres of potatoes | 103 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR AC | 259 |
| BAR BU | 4,393 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,393 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,453 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,863 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,831 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 448 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,299 |
| BWT BU | 5,453 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 2,745 |
| HAY TONS | 2,544 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 615 |
| Number of chickens | 2,050 |
| Number of ducks | 17 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 173 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 104 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 211 |
| Number of milk cows | 455 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 180 |
| Number of other cattle | 760 |
| Number of oxen | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 1,378 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,140 |
| Number of swine | 66 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 298 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 490 |
| OAT BU | 9,863 |
| PEA BU | 52 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 15,831 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 254 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,219 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,840 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,544 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 448 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 50 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 15 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,840 |
| CATTLE KS | 615 |
| CHEESE LB | 254 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 375 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 683 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,219 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 104 |
| DUCKS | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 40 |
| FRN CA | 72 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,050 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 211 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 160 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 11 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 171 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 153 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 307 |
| MILK COWS | 455 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 173 |
| OC TOT | 180 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 760 |
| OTHERS | 950 |
| SHEEP | 1,378 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,140 |
| SUP AM | 6,899 |
| SUP FOR | 11,682 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 2,511 |
| SUP SC | 4,325 |
| SUP TOT | 18,581 |
| SWINE | 66 |
| SWINE KS | 298 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 172 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,299 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 50 |
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: 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 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/.