Notre-Dame du Lac, Quebec (1881 census)
Notre-Dame du Lac was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,186. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.453°N, 72.205°W.
Population
In 1881, Notre-Dame du Lac had a population of 1,186: 609 male and 577 female residents. Population density was 5.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,186 |
| 1891 | 1,393 |
| 1901 | 1,845 |
| 1911 | 1,868 |
| 1921 | 2,115 |
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 Roberval, 1871 (35.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained N.-D. du Lac St. Jean & Roberval, 1891 (71.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Roberval, Village, 1891 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Notre-Dame du Lac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 70 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 211 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of females | 577 |
| Number of males | 609 |
| Number of married females | 182 |
| Number of married males | 181 |
| Number of married persons | 363 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 1,186 |
| Total population | 1,186 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 423 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 800 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 180 |
| Number of occupied houses | 180 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 405 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,116 |
| BAR BU | 3,227 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,227 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,171 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,620 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,086 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,300 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 920 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 14,185 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,477 |
| BWT BU | 1,171 |
| CRN BU | 9 |
| HAY AC | 405 |
| HAY TONS | 545 |
| OAT BU | 4,620 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,086 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 13,300 |
| RYE BU | 920 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 545 |
| WHT AC | 1,116 |
| WHT SP BU | 14,185 |
Fisheries (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 70 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 377 |
| C UNMD M | 423 |
| C UNMD TOT | 800 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| D OCC | 180 |
| FEMALE | 577 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 180 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 609 |
| MD F | 182 |
| MD M | 181 |
| MD TOT | 363 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 70 |
| SLM XB Q | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,477 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 2 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095005— 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). "Notre-Dame du Lac, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-du-lac-qc076026-1881/.