Chatham, Quebec (1881 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,985. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29305765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.670°N, 74.442°W.
Population
In 1881, Chatham had a population of 3,985: 2,060 male and 1,925 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,985 total population, 2,060 males, 1,925 females, 1,200 married persons, 697 families, 602 married males, 598 married females, 145 widowed persons, 98 widowed females, 47 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,640 single persons under 18, 1,411 single males under 18, 1,229 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 680 occupied houses, 679 inhabited houses, 90 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 76,974 bushels of oats, 51,145 bushels of potatoes, 7,804 acres of hay crops, 7,102 tons of hay, 6,672 bushels of corn, 5,026 bushels of other root crops, 4,698 bushels of peas and beans, 4,389 bushels of turnips, 3,584 bushels of spring wheat, 3,416 bushels of buckwheat, 857 bushels of barley, 629 acres of wheat, 621 acres of potatoes, 273 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 bushels of rye, 7 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,984 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:
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: Q29305765
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). "Chatham, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chatham-qc096003-1881/.