Chatham, Quebec (1891 census)
Chatham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,371. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29305765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.670°N, 74.442°W.
Population
In 1891, Chatham had a population of 3,371: 1,740 male and 1,631 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,371 total population, 1,740 males, 1,631 females, 1,021 married persons, 587 families, 513 married males, 508 married females, 113 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,237 single persons under 18, 1,183 single males under 18, 1,054 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,896 persons who are not French Canadian, 1,475 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 566 houses, 566 occupied houses, 541 houses of 1 story, 475 houses built of wood, 209 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 90 houses of 4 rooms, 79 houses of 3 rooms, 74 houses of 2 rooms, 66 houses built of brick, 66 houses of 5 rooms, 35 uninhabited houses, 25 houses built of stone, 25 houses of 1 room, 24 houses of 2 stories, 21 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 129,013 pounds of homemade butter, 89,209 bushels of oats, 66,679 bushels of potatoes, 64,675 acres of land in farms, 39,093 acres of improved land in farms, 25,582 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,226 acres of farmland under crops, 16,559 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,703 chickens, 10,112 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10,061 bushels of turnips, 9,586 acres of hay crops, 9,114 tons of hay, 6,471 bushels of corn, 5,451 acres of oats, 4,381 bushels of buckwheat, 3,755 bushels of barley, 3,271 bushels of spring wheat, 2,930 milk cows, 2,568 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,494 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,463 sheep, 2,292 bushels of peas, 1,564 other cattle, 1,174 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,037 swine, 1,032 horses aged over 3 years, 899 cattle killed or sold, 599 acres of potatoes, 522 occupants of farms, 500 bushels of beans, 452 horses aged 3 years and under, 442 farm occupants who own their land, 406 turkeys, 326 acres of wheat, 308 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 229 acres of barley, 225 ducks, 183 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 163 geese, 145 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 132 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 123 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 79 farm occupants who rent their land, 67 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 55 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 37 bushels of rye, 28 acres of turnips, 18 other fowl, 3 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chatham-qc137003-1891/.