Lochaber, Quebec (1861 census)
Lochaber was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,099. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 75.253°W.
Population
In 1861, Lochaber had a population of 2,099.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,082 |
| 1861 | 2,099 |
| 1871 | 1,776 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lochaber, Gore, 1851 (13.5% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Lochaber, 1851 (86.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lochaber, 1871 (73.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Malachie, 1871 (26.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lochaber shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,099 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,090 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 591 French Canadians, 227 persons originating in Ireland, 126 persons originating in Scotland, 39 persons whose origin is unknown, 16 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $97,735 value farms (dollars), $39,785 value all livestock, 33,854 bushels of oats, 26,304 bushels of potatoes, 25,581 acres of land in farms, 20,952 pounds of homemade butter, 20,298 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $17,154 value horses aged over 3 years, $8,523 value farm implements in dollars, 5,283 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,014 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4,004 bushels of turnips, 3,378 bushels of spring wheat, 3,170 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,047 acres of farmland under crops, 2,669 bushels of peas, 2,621 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 2,226 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,805 tons of hay, 1,740 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,692 acres of oats, 1,110 bushels of corn, 1,066 sheep, 770 pounds of maple sugar, 651 milk cows, 514 bushels of barley, 472 swine, 347 calves and heifers, 292 horses aged over 3 years, 274 bushels of carrots, 270 barrels of pork, 261 bushels of buckwheat, 253 acres of spring wheat, 221 occupants of farms, 178 acres of potatoes, 165 acres of peas, 156 bushels of rye, 131 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 118 barrels of beef, 106 horses aged 3 years and under, 85 bushels of winter wheat, 82 bulls, oxen, or steers, 61 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, $46 value garden and orchard crops, 40 acres of turnips, 32 acres of barley, 27 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 acres of corn, 20 acres of mangel wurtzel, 20 bushels of beans, 13 acres of rye, 10 acres of buckwheat, 10 acres of farmland in gardens, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 pounds of hops, 5 acres of winter wheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,687 yards of flannel, 782 yards of fulled cloth, $357 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 8 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095001— 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 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). "Lochaber, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lochaber-qc039025-1861/.