Lochaber, Quebec (1851 census)
Lochaber was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,082. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.653°N, 75.269°W.
Population
In 1851, Lochaber had a population of 1,082: 570 male and 512 female residents.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lochaber, 1861 (86.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Lochaber shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,082 total population, 570 males, Male members of the family who are present: 547, 512 females, Female members of the family who are present: 487, 416 single males, 360 single females, 146 married males, 143 married females, 138 families, 56 males attending school, 38 females attending school, 27 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 25, Males present who are not members of the family: 23, 20 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 18, 9 widowed females, 8 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 6. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 86 males aged 5 to 10, 72 females aged 5 to 10, 57 single males aged 10 to 15, 55 single males aged 20 to 30, 50 single females aged 10 to 15, 48 single females aged 15 to 20, 46 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 single males aged 15 to 20, 41 married females aged 20 to 30, 39 married males aged 40 to 50, 38 married males aged 30 to 40, 38 single females aged 20 to 30, 36 males of unknown age, 32 married females aged 40 to 50, 32 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 27 males under age 1, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 23 females age 3 to 4, 20 females under age 1, 18 females of unknown age, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 604 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 248 persons originating in Ireland, 114 persons originating in Scotland, 49 French Canadians, 49 persons whose origin is unknown, 11 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 17,063 acres of land in farms, 15,236 pounds of homemade butter, 13,497 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,544 bushels of oats, 10,948 bushels of potatoes, 8,120 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,566 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,271 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,190 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,605 bushels of wheat, 1,521 bushels of corn, 1,294 acres of farmland under crops, 1,235 sheep, 1,143 tons of hay, 940 pounds of maple sugar, 522 bushels of peas, 508 acres of oats, 424 bushels of turnips, 415 milk cows, 323 calves and heifers, 313 swine, 255 barrels of pork, 190 bushels of rye, 184 bulls, oxen, or steers, 180 horses, 162 bushels of buckwheat, 149 acres of wheat, 146 acres of potatoes, 135 occupants of farms, 86 barrels of beef, 82 acres of corn, 81 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 57 bushels of barley, 45 acres of peas, 44 bushels of beans, 44 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 40 gallons of cider, 13 acres of rye, 9 acres of buckwheat, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 2 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,794 yards of flannel, 684 yards of fulled cloth, $500 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $150 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 12 employees in saw mills, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mill plants, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067012— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lochaber-qc067012-1851/.