Lochaber W-O, Quebec (1881 census)
Lochaber W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,036. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.600°N, 75.309°W.
Population
In 1881, Lochaber W-O had a population of 1,036: 519 male and 517 female residents. Population density was 44.7 people per square mile.
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 (27.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Lochaber & Gore, 1891 (28.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Lochaber W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 192 |
| Number of families | 192 |
| Number of females | 517 |
| Number of males | 519 |
| Number of married females | 156 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 316 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP TOT | 1,036 |
| Total population | 1,036 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 341 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 351 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 692 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 192 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,677 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of wheat | 456 |
| BAR BU | 661 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 661 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,306 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 646 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,814 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,627 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,662 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,022 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 188 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,269 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 823 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 127 |
| BWT BU | 1,306 |
| CRN BU | 646 |
| HAY AC | 1,677 |
| HAY TONS | 1,607 |
| OAT BU | 26,814 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,662 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 12,022 |
| RYE BU | 188 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,607 |
| WHT AC | 456 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,269 |
| WHT WTR BU | 127 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 341 |
| C UNMD M | 351 |
| C UNMD TOT | 692 |
| D OCC | 192 |
| FEMALE | 517 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 192 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 519 |
| MD F | 156 |
| MD M | 160 |
| MD TOT | 316 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,627 |
| TUR BU | 823 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097010— 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 W-O, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lochaber-w-o-qc097010-1881/.