Chatham, Quebec (1871 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,422. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.670°N, 74.442°W.
Population
In 1871, Chatham had a population of 3,422: 1,767 male and 1,655 female residents. Population density was 32.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 573 |
| Number of females | 1,655 |
| Number of males | 1,767 |
| Number of married females | 499 |
| Number of married males | 494 |
| Number of married persons | 993 |
| Number of widowed females | 93 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 138 |
| Total population | 3,422 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,063 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,228 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,291 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 569 |
| Number of occupied houses | 569 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 56 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 725 |
| BWT BU | 3,034 |
| CRN BU | 4,181 |
| HAY AC | 6,132 |
| HAY TONS | 4,221 |
| OAT BU | 51,724 |
| PEA BU | 2,925 |
| POT AC | 605 |
| POT BU | 81,211 |
| RYE BU | 111 |
| Total area (acres) | 67,300 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,951 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 671 |
| AREA | 67,300 |
| BEING BUILT | 11 |
| BEN BU | 208 |
| CD | 96 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 573 |
| FEMALE | 1,655 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 569 |
| INHABITED | 569 |
| MALE | 1,767 |
| MARRIED F | 499 |
| MARRIED M | 494 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 993 |
| POPULATION | 3,422 |
| ROOT BU | 4,162 |
| SINGLE F | 1,063 |
| SINGLE M | 1,228 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,291 |
| TUR BU | 1,663 |
| UNINHABITED | 56 |
| WIDOWED F | 93 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096003— 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 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). "Chatham, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chatham-qc096003-1871/.