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 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 density was 37.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 697 |
| Number of families | 697 |
| Number of females | 1,925 |
| Number of males | 2,060 |
| Number of married females | 598 |
| Number of married males | 602 |
| Number of married persons | 1,200 |
| Number of widowed females | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 47 |
| Number of widowed persons | 145 |
| POP TOT | 3,985 |
| Total population | 3,985 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,229 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,411 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,640 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 679 |
| Number of occupied houses | 680 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 90 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,804 |
| Acres of potatoes | 621 |
| Acres of wheat | 629 |
| BAR BU | 857 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 857 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,416 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,672 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 76,974 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,026 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,698 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,145 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,584 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,389 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 3,416 |
| CRN BU | 6,672 |
| HAY AC | 7,804 |
| HAY TONS | 7,102 |
| OAT BU | 76,974 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,698 |
| POT AC | 621 |
| POT BU | 51,145 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,102 |
| WHT AC | 629 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,584 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,229 |
| C UNMD M | 1,411 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,640 |
| D OCC | 680 |
| FEMALE | 1,925 |
| GRA BU | 273 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 679 |
| H UNINH | 90 |
| MALE | 2,060 |
| MD F | 598 |
| MD M | 602 |
| MD TOT | 1,200 |
| NUMBER CD | 96 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,026 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 4,389 |
| WID F | 98 |
| WID M | 47 |
| WID TOT | 145 |
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 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/.