Lotbinière, VL, Quebec (1861 census)
Lotbinière, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,980. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139541242. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.516°N, 71.808°W.
Population
In 1861, Lotbinière, VL had a population of 3,980: 2,018 male and 1,962 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,980 |
| 1871 | 2,129 |
| 1881 | 2,010 |
| 1921 | 491 |
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 contained St. Edouard, 1871 (38.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Emélie, 1871 (44.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lotbinière, VL, 1871 (17.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Lotbinière, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,980 total population, 2,018 males, 1,962 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,814, Female members of the family who are present: 1,750, 1,382 single males, 1,280 single females, 595 married females, 595 married males, 353 adult males unable to read or write, 289 males attending school, 266 females attending school, 236 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 212, Males present who are not members of the family: 204, 87 widowed females, 77 male births, 61 female births, 41 widowed males, 5 lunatic females, 4 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 248 males aged 5 to 10, 245 females aged 5 to 10, 238 single females aged 15 to 20, 225 single males aged 10 to 15, 222 single females aged 10 to 15, 213 single males aged 15 to 20, 207 single males aged 20 to 30, 202 married males aged 30 to 40, 196 married females aged 20 to 30, 179 single females aged 20 to 30, 174 married females aged 30 to 40, 128 married males aged 40 to 50, 126 males aged 1 to 2, 125 married females aged 40 to 50, 125 married males aged 20 to 30, 92 females aged 1 to 2, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 75 females age 3 to 4, 62 males aged 3 to 4, 62 single males aged 30 to 40, 60 males aged 2 to 3, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 51 married females aged 50 to 60, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 47 females aged 4 to 5, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 single males aged 40 to 50, 26 single females aged 30 to 40, 26 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 15 to 20, 17 single females aged 40 to 50, 17 single males aged 50 to 60, 17 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 15 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,946 French Canadians, 13 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 9 persons originating in the United States, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $623,979 value farms (dollars), 116,074 bushels of oats, 82,352 pounds of homemade butter, $72,431 value all livestock, $43,654 value horses aged over 3 years, 41,133 bushels of potatoes, 40,138 acres of land in farms, $28,124 value farm implements in dollars, 22,367 acres of farmland under cultivation, 17,771 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,479 bushels of spring wheat, 11,172 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,057 acres of farmland under crops, 9,770 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,958 pounds of maple sugar, 6,852 acres of oats, 6,692 bushels of buckwheat, 5,612 pounds of flax or hemp, 4,365 bushels of peas, 4,000 sheep, $2,938 value garden and orchard crops, 1,928 bushels of barley, 1,764 calves and heifers, 1,422 swine, 1,421 milk cows, 1,401 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,103 acres of spring wheat, 838 barrels of pork, 689 horses aged over 3 years, 665 bushels of turnips, 529 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 513 occupants of farms, 478 acres of buckwheat, 453 acres of peas, 390 acres of potatoes, 385 bushels of corn, 343 tons of hay, 285 barrels of beef, 250 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 163 bushels of beans, 149 acres of barley, 143 bushels of rye, 138 acres of farmland in gardens, 107 bushels of carrots, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 100 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 87 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 45 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of corn, 12 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 12 acres of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 gallons of cider, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 acres of turnips, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $16,655 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,676 yards of linen, 5,120 yards of flannel, 5,110 yards of fulled cloth, 1,023 carriages for pleasure, $5 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 12, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC030001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139541242
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Lotbinière, VL, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/lotbini-re-vl-qc030001-1861/.