Lochaber, Quebec (1881 census)
Lochaber was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 451. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.669°N, 75.149°W.
Population
In 1881, Lochaber had a population of 451: 233 male and 218 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, 1871 (18.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lochaber & Gore, 1891 (18.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lochaber shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 71 |
| Number of families | 71 |
| Number of females | 218 |
| Number of males | 233 |
| Number of married females | 71 |
| Number of married males | 71 |
| Number of married persons | 142 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP TOT | 451 |
| Total population | 451 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 138 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 158 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 296 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 71 |
| Number of occupied houses | 71 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 566 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 137 |
| BAR BU | 437 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,199 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 338 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,000 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,022 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,318 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,076 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 654 |
| BWT BU | 1,199 |
| CRN BU | 338 |
| HAY AC | 566 |
| HAY TONS | 516 |
| OAT BU | 6,000 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,022 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 4,318 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 516 |
| WHT AC | 137 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,076 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 138 |
| C UNMD M | 158 |
| C UNMD TOT | 296 |
| D OCC | 71 |
| FEMALE | 218 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 71 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 233 |
| MD F | 71 |
| MD M | 71 |
| MD TOT | 142 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 111 |
| TUR BU | 654 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097011— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lochaber-qc097011-1881/.