St. Lambert, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Lambert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 327. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912474. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.495°N, 73.503°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Lambert had a population of 327: 159 male and 168 female residents. Population density was 120.1 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, 1861 (60.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Lambert, 1881 (51.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Lambert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 66 |
| Number of females | 168 |
| Number of males | 159 |
| Number of married females | 55 |
| Number of married males | 55 |
| Number of married persons | 110 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| Total population | 327 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 103 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 103 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 206 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 54 |
| Number of occupied houses | 54 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 445 |
| BWT BU | 278 |
| CRN BU | 89 |
| HAY AC | 710 |
| HAY TONS | 936 |
| OAT BU | 2,325 |
| PEA BU | 463 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 1,511 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,124 |
| WHT SP BU | 226 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 25 |
| AREA | 14,124 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 118 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 66 |
| FEMALE | 168 |
| GRA BU | 67 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 54 |
| INHABITED | 54 |
| MALE | 159 |
| MARRIED F | 55 |
| MARRIED M | 55 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 110 |
| POPULATION | 327 |
| ROOT BU | 983 |
| SINGLE F | 103 |
| SINGLE M | 103 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 206 |
| UNINHABITED | 30 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC118001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lambert-qc118001-1871/.