Chatham, Quebec (1861 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,754. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29305765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.670°N, 74.442°W.
Population
In 1861, Chatham had a population of 3,754: 1,952 male and 1,802 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,754 |
| 1871 | 3,422 |
| 1881 | 3,985 |
| 1891 | 3,371 |
| 1901 | 3,327 |
| 1911 | 3,576 |
| 1921 | 3,914 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,754 total population, 1,952 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,902, 1,802 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,739, 1,390 single males, 1,229 single females, 533 married females, 533 married males, 230 males attending school, 198 females attending school, 190 adult males unable to read or write, 173 adult females unable to read or write, 64 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 63, 63 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 50, 40 widowed females, 29 widowed males, 8 lunatic males, 3 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 296 males aged 5 to 10, 291 single males aged 10 to 15, 259 females aged 5 to 10, 248 single females aged 15 to 20, 244 single males aged 15 to 20, 217 single females aged 10 to 15, 191 single males aged 20 to 30, 171 single females aged 20 to 30, 148 married females aged 30 to 40, 140 married females aged 20 to 30, 102 married males aged 30 to 40, 101 males aged 2 to 3, 100 married males aged 20 to 30, 100 married males aged 40 to 50, 98 married females aged 40 to 50, 98 married males aged 60 to 70, 84 married males aged 50 to 60, 81 females aged 2 to 3, 80 married females aged 50 to 60, 73 males aged 4 to 5, 70 females aged 4 to 5, 62 males aged 3 to 4, 61 females age 3 to 4, 45 married females aged 60 to 70, 43 married males aged 70 to 80, 41 single males aged 30 to 40, 40 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 60 to 70, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,380 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 677 French Canadians, 315 persons originating in Ireland, 252 persons originating in Scotland, 82 persons originating in England or Wales, 36 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $290,731 value farms (dollars), $86,549 value all livestock, 84,287 pounds of homemade butter, 69,029 bushels of oats, 44,886 acres of land in farms, 42,402 bushels of potatoes, $34,915 value horses aged over 3 years, 26,357 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $22,356 value farm implements in dollars, 18,509 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,867 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,736 acres of farmland under crops, 8,756 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,506 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,807 bushels of corn, 5,567 bushels of turnips, 5,182 bushels of spring wheat, 4,733 bushels of carrots, 4,451 bushels of peas, 3,801 bushels of buckwheat, 3,485 bushels of barley, 3,281 pounds of maple sugar, 3,180 acres of oats, 3,052 tons of hay, 2,591 sheep, 1,756 milk cows, 1,187 bushels of rye, 1,180 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,090 swine, 1,072 calves and heifers, $785 value garden and orchard crops, 744 horses aged over 3 years, 588 acres of potatoes, 411 acres of spring wheat, 407 occupants of farms, 392 barrels of pork, 313 acres of peas, 306 horses aged 3 years and under, 236 acres of buckwheat, 230 pounds of flax or hemp, 226 acres of barley, 220 acres of corn, 203 barrels of beef, 189 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 174 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 109 bushels of beans, 96 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 89 acres of rye, 87 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 76 bulls, oxen, or steers, 56 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 gallons of cider, 39 bushels of winter wheat, 37 acres of turnips, 30 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 26 pounds of hops, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel, 4 acres of winter wheat, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,732 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,538 yards of flannel, 2,478 yards of fulled cloth, 309 carriages for pleasure, 176 yards of linen, $30 value carriages for hire (dollars), 4 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 39 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC002002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29305765
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Chatham, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chatham-qc002002-1861/.