Chesham, Quebec (1881 census)
Chesham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 831. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.381°N, 71.060°W.
Population
In 1881, Chesham had a population of 831: 456 male and 375 female residents. Population density was 10.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 831 |
| 1891 | 621 |
| 1901 | 770 |
| 1911 | 897 |
| 1921 | 1,011 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton, 1871 (25.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Chesham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 375 |
| Number of males | 456 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 146 |
| Number of married persons | 286 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 831 |
| Total population | 831 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 303 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 533 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 145 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 995 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of wheat | 80 |
| BAR BU | 1,603 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,603 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,610 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,763 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,840 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,416 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 678 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,933 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 58 |
| BWT BU | 10,610 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 995 |
| HAY TONS | 736 |
| OAT BU | 2,763 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 76 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 7,840 |
| RYE BU | 1,416 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 736 |
| WHT AC | 80 |
| WHT SP BU | 678 |
| WHT WTR BU | 58 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 230 |
| C UNMD M | 303 |
| C UNMD TOT | 533 |
| D OCC | 145 |
| FEMALE | 375 |
| GRA BU | 221 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 145 |
| H UNINH | 49 |
| MALE | 456 |
| MD F | 140 |
| MD M | 146 |
| MD TOT | 286 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 161 |
| TUR BU | 1,933 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055001_1881— 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). "Chesham, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chesham-qc054002-1881/.