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 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 density was 31.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Chatham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 587 |
| Number of families | 587 |
| Number of females | 1,631 |
| Number of males | 1,740 |
| Number of married females | 508 |
| Number of married males | 513 |
| Number of married persons | 1,021 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP F | 1,631 |
| POP M | 1,740 |
| POP TOT | 3,371 |
| Total population | 3,371 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,054 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,183 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,237 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,475 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,896 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 566 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 66 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 25 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 475 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 25 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 541 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 24 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 209 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 566 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 229 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 308 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,559 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 25,582 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 22,226 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,586 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 39,093 |
| Acres of land in farms | 64,675 |
| Acres of oats | 5,451 |
| Acres of potatoes | 599 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 326 |
| BAR AC | 229 |
| BAR BU | 3,755 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,755 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 500 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,381 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,471 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 89,209 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,292 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 66,679 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,271 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,061 |
| BWT BU | 4,381 |
| CRN BU | 6,471 |
| HAY AC | 9,586 |
| HAY TONS | 9,114 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 899 |
| Number of chickens | 11,703 |
| Number of ducks | 225 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 442 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 79 |
| Number of geese | 163 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 452 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,032 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,930 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 522 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,564 |
| Number of other fowl | 18 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 145 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 123 |
| Number of sheep | 2,463 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,568 |
| Number of swine | 1,037 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,174 |
| Number of turkeys | 406 |
| OAT AC | 5,451 |
| OAT BU | 89,209 |
| PEA BU | 2,292 |
| POT AC | 599 |
| POT BU | 66,679 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,494 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 10,112 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 129,013 |
| RYE BU | 37 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,114 |
| WHT AC | 326 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,271 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 145 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 55 |
| A 51 100 | 132 |
| BEN BU | 500 |
| BUTTER LB | 129,013 |
| CATTLE KS | 899 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,494 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,054 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,183 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,237 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 10,112 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 452 |
| DUCKS | 225 |
| FAMILIES | 587 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 1,475 |
| GEESE | 163 |
| GRA BU | 183 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,703 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,032 |
| HOUSES | 566 |
| HOUSES B | 66 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 90 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 541 |
| HOUSES S | 25 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 209 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 79 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 74 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 24 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 475 |
| INF 11 A | 123 |
| MD FEM | 508 |
| MD MALE | 513 |
| MD TOT | 1,021 |
| MILK COWS | 2,930 |
| NAME CD | Argenteuil |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 79 |
| OC P | 442 |
| OC TOT | 522 |
| OTHER FOWL | 18 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,564 |
| OTHERS | 1,896 |
| SHEEP | 2,463 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,568 |
| SUP AM | 39,093 |
| SUP FOR | 25,582 |
| SUP JV | 308 |
| SUP PAT | 16,559 |
| SUP SC | 22,226 |
| SUP TOT | 64,675 |
| SWINE | 1,037 |
| SWINE KS | 1,174 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 566 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 10,061 |
| TURKEY | 406 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
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: 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 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/.