St. Lambert, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Lambert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 332. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912474. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.504°N, 73.508°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Lambert had a population of 332: 169 male and 163 female residents. Population density was 238.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 530 |
| 1871 | 327 |
| 1881 | 332 |
| 1891 | 906 |
| 1901 | 1,362 |
| 1911 | 3,344 |
| 1921 | 3,890 |
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 St. Lambert, 1871 (51.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Lambert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 62 |
| Number of families | 62 |
| Number of females | 163 |
| Number of males | 169 |
| Number of married females | 56 |
| Number of married males | 56 |
| Number of married persons | 112 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP TOT | 332 |
| Total population | 332 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 100 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 111 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 211 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 57 |
| Number of occupied houses | 57 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 165 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,678 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 567 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,119 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 35 |
| CRN BU | 102 |
| HAY AC | 165 |
| HAY TONS | 228 |
| OAT BU | 2,678 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 567 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 1,119 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 228 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 100 |
| C UNMD M | 111 |
| C UNMD TOT | 211 |
| D OCC | 57 |
| FEMALE | 163 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| H INHAB | 57 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 169 |
| MD F | 56 |
| MD M | 56 |
| MD TOT | 112 |
| NUMBER CD | 67 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 359 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912474
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). "St. Lambert, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lambert-qc067003-1881/.