Lochaber, Quebec (1871 census)
Lochaber was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,776. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.646°N, 75.230°W.
Population
In 1871, Lochaber had a population of 1,776: 938 male and 838 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,082 |
| 1861 | 2,099 |
| 1871 | 1,776 |
| 1881 | 451 |
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 was contained in Lochaber, 1861 (73.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lochaber, 1881 (18.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lochaber W-O, 1881 (27.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lochaber E, 1881 (53.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Lochaber shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 296 |
| Number of females | 838 |
| Number of males | 938 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 263 |
| Number of married persons | 526 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 1,776 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 549 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 659 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,208 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 270 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 87 |
| BWT BU | 751 |
| CRN BU | 634 |
| HAY AC | 2,127 |
| HAY TONS | 1,942 |
| OAT BU | 21,793 |
| PEA BU | 2,312 |
| POT AC | 200 |
| POT BU | 15,248 |
| RYE BU | 31 |
| Total area (acres) | 38,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,528 |
| WHT WTR BU | 81 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 261 |
| AREA | 38,500 |
| BEN BU | 88 |
| CD | 95 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 296 |
| FEMALE | 838 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 273 |
| INHABITED | 270 |
| MALE | 938 |
| MARRIED F | 263 |
| MARRIED M | 263 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 526 |
| POPULATION | 1,776 |
| ROOT BU | 103 |
| SHANTIES | 3 |
| SINGLE F | 549 |
| SINGLE M | 659 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,208 |
| TUR BU | 4,589 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 26 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097011— 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). "Lochaber, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lochaber-qc095001-1871/.