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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 332 |
| 1891 | 906 |
| 1901 | 1,362 |
| 1911 | 3,344 |
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 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 332 total population, 169 males, 163 females, 112 married persons, 62 families, 56 married females, 56 married males, 9 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 211 single persons under 18, 111 single males under 18, 100 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 57 inhabited houses, 57 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,678 bushels of oats, 1,119 bushels of potatoes, 567 bushels of peas and beans, 359 bushels of other root crops, 228 tons of hay, 165 acres of hay crops, 102 bushels of corn, 35 bushels of buckwheat, 35 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 bushels of winter wheat, 8 acres of potatoes, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 332 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:
QC067003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150017— 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/.