Durham, Quebec (1881 census)
Durham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28345480. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.695°N, 72.247°W.
Population
In 1881, Durham had a population of 700: 359 male and 341 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,208 |
| 1861 | 3,152 |
| 1871 | 729 |
| 1881 | 700 |
| 1891 | 543 |
| 1901 | 454 |
| 1911 | 336 |
| 1921 | 362 |
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, Durham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 700 total population, 359 males, 341 females, 202 married persons, 130 families, 101 married females, 101 married males, 30 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 468 single persons under 18, 248 single males under 18, 220 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 121 inhabited houses, 121 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,690 bushels of oats, 11,818 bushels of potatoes, 2,863 tons of hay, 2,381 bushels of turnips, 2,246 bushels of spring wheat, 2,231 acres of hay crops, 1,996 bushels of corn, 794 bushels of barley, 791 bushels of other root crops, 786 bushels of buckwheat, 182 bushels of peas and beans, 167 acres of wheat, 90 acres of potatoes, 57 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Éphrem-A. Brisebois | 1850–1890 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 700 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:
QC052010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28345480
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). "Durham, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/durham-qc052010-1881/.