Chatham, Quebec (1851 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in Two Mountain County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,167. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.670°N, 74.442°W.
Population
In 1851, Chatham had a population of 3,167: 1,653 male and 1,514 female residents. Population density was 29.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,167 |
| 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 392 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 554 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 5 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,458 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 56 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,601 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 9 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 52 |
| Number of blind females | 2 |
| Number of deaf and dumb females | 3 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 5 |
| Number of families | 554 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 65 |
| Number of females | 1,514 |
| Number of females attending school | 141 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 3 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 67 |
| Number of males | 1,653 |
| Number of males attending school | 170 |
| Number of married females | 490 |
| Number of married males | 484 |
| Number of single females | 984 |
| Number of single males | 1,145 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| POP | 3,167 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,514 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,653 |
| POP XX N.1 | 3,167 |
| Total population | 3,167 |
Age structure (53 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 56 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 71 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 52 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 53 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 240 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 73 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 85 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 63 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 81 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 63 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 261 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 75 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 24 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 161 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 127 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 90 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 57 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 30 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 113 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 134 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 99 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 86 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 41 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 9 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 168 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 157 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 92 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 202 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 164 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 124 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 14 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 8 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 4 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 878 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 1,461 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 111 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 356 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 322 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 30 |
Agriculture (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 48 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 86 |
| Acres of corn | 158 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,860 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 28,368 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,509 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 12,382 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,750 |
| Acres of oats | 2,196 |
| Acres of peas | 228 |
| Acres of potatoes | 447 |
| Acres of rye | 42 |
| Acres of turnips | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 658 |
| BAR AC | 48 |
| BAR BU | 563 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 212 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 878 |
| BEEF BAR | 212 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 563 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,033 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 856 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,965 |
| Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,430 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,474 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,979 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 431 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,738 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 6,842 |
| BWT AC | 86 |
| BWT BU | 1,033 |
| CRN AC | 158 |
| CRN BU | 2,965 |
| HAY TONS | 437,117 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 268 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 740 |
| Number of horses | 624 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,342 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 370 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 83 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 188 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 2,258 |
| Number of swine | 1,037 |
| OAT AC | 2,196 |
| OAT BU | 32,430 |
| PEA AC | 228 |
| PEA BU | 2,474 |
| PORK BAR | 878 |
| POT AC | 447 |
| POT BU | 24,979 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 7,362 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 36 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 56,865 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 14 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 824 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 42 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,771 |
| RYE AC | 42 |
| RYE BU | 431 |
| TOB LBS | 42 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 437,117 |
| WHT AC | 658 |
| WHT BU | 6,842 |
| WOOL LBS | 5,771 |
Manufacturing & industry (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | 500 |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | 310,000 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 400 |
| Number of distilleries | 1 |
| Number of distilleries not reporting | 1 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 11 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 11 |
| Number of grist mills | 4 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 3 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 4 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 4 |
| Number of saw mills | 7 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 2 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 7 |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | 3 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 7 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 100 |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | 300 |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 2,500 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 2,610 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 3,027 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 2,190 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 12 |
Deaths & mortality (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 6 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 12 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 18 |
Other recorded variables (170 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 56,865 |
| BEN BU | 101 |
| BOV | 268 |
| C H | 740 |
| C LBS | 7,362 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 4 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,653 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,514 |
| C03 GM WATER | 4 |
| C03 TOTAL | 3,167 |
| C04 GM NO YEAR | 1 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,601 |
| C05 GM BARRELS YEAR | 500 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,458 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 52 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 56 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 9 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 5 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 1 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C108 BTWN 90 AND 100 M WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 67 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 4 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 484 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,145 |
| C128 WID MALE | 24 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,653 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 65 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 2,500 |
| C130 MD FEM | 490 |
| C131 S FEM | 984 |
| C132 WID FEM | 40 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,514 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 3,167 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 12 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 6 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 18 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 11 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 75 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 170 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 141 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 5 |
| C146 DEAF AND DUMB F | 3 |
| C148 BLIND F | 2 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 3 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 3 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 73 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 SM NO | 7 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 7 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 85 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 71 |
| C20 DEATHS UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 310,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 63 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 52 |
| C26 SM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 81 |
| C27 SM ANNUAL P | 300 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 56 |
| C28 DEATHS UNDER 4 M | 1 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 7 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 1 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 2,610 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 11 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 63 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 2 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 53 |
| C32 CFM NO | 2 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 261 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 400 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 240 |
| C35 CFM WOOL | 100 |
| C36 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 2 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 3 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C38 CFM NO RETURN | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 202 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 168 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 2 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 164 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 24 |
| C46 DIST NO | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 157 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 113 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 124 |
| C51 DIST NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 161 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 92 |
| C55 BTWN 20 AND 30 F WID | 6 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 134 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 14 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 127 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 12 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 4 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 99 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 8 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 5 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 90 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 5 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 7 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 86 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 3 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 3 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 57 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 11 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 41 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 2 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 7 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 30 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 8 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 9 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 4 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 4 |
| CAR BU | 856 |
| CD NAME | Two Mountain |
| CROP | 6,509 |
| CULT | 12,382 |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 111 |
| ES AND PT | 1 |
| FC YRDS | 2,190 |
| FLAN YRDS | 3,027 |
| FLX LBS | 36 |
| FR | 1 |
| FREN ORIG | 878 |
| GARDEN | 13 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HELD | 40,750 |
| HOP LBS | 14 |
| HORSE | 624 |
| IRE | 356 |
| LIN YRDS | 12 |
| LINE NO | 1,451 |
| M COWS | 1,342 |
| MPLS LBS | 824 |
| MW BU | 5 |
| NOT FRN | 1,461 |
| NS PEI | 2 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 3 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 75 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 83 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 188 |
| O OVR 200 | 15 |
| O UNDR 10 | 6 |
| OTHER PL | 3 |
| PASTURE | 5,860 |
| SCOT | 322 |
| SE AND NO | 1 |
| SHEEP | 2,258 |
| SWINE | 1,037 |
| TOT O | 370 |
| TUR AC | 25 |
| TUR BU | 2,738 |
| US | 30 |
| WOOD | 28,368 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037002— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chatham-qc080013-1851/.