St. Vital de Lambton, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Vital de Lambton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.887°N, 71.126°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Vital de Lambton had a population of 1,624: 822 male and 802 female residents. Population density was 16.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 558 |
| 1861 | 880 |
| 1871 | 1,525 |
| 1881 | 1,624 |
| 1891 | 1,780 |
| 1901 | 2,075 |
| 1911 | 1,933 |
| 1921 | 1,421 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Vital de Lambton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 278 |
| Number of families | 278 |
| Number of females | 802 |
| Number of males | 822 |
| Number of married females | 261 |
| Number of married males | 262 |
| Number of married persons | 523 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,624 |
| Total population | 1,624 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 520 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,063 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 251 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,644 |
| Acres of potatoes | 107 |
| Acres of wheat | 237 |
| BAR BU | 2,337 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,337 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,545 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,577 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 396 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,440 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,545 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,025 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,979 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 649 |
| BWT BU | 4,545 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 2,644 |
| HAY TONS | 2,851 |
| OAT BU | 21,577 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,440 |
| POT AC | 107 |
| POT BU | 9,545 |
| RYE BU | 1,025 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,851 |
| WHT AC | 237 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,979 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 520 |
| C UNMD M | 543 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,063 |
| D OCC | 251 |
| FEMALE | 802 |
| GRA BU | 292 |
| H INHAB | 251 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 822 |
| MD F | 261 |
| MD M | 262 |
| MD TOT | 523 |
| NUMBER CD | 48 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 396 |
| TUR BU | 649 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055016— 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). "St. Vital de Lambton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-vital-de-lambton-qc048018-1881/.