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.
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,036 total population, 519 males, 517 females, 316 married persons, 192 families, 160 married males, 156 married females, 28 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 692 single persons under 18, 351 single males under 18, 341 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 192 inhabited houses, 192 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 26,814 bushels of oats, 12,022 bushels of potatoes, 5,662 bushels of peas and beans, 4,269 bushels of spring wheat, 1,677 acres of hay crops, 1,627 bushels of other root crops, 1,607 tons of hay, 1,306 bushels of buckwheat, 823 bushels of turnips, 661 bushels of barley, 646 bushels of corn, 456 acres of wheat, 188 bushels of rye, 127 acres of potatoes, 127 bushels of winter wheat, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,037 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.