Chesham, Quebec (1881 census)
Chesham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 831. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242807. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 831 total population, 456 males, 375 females, 286 married persons, 150 families, 146 married males, 140 married females, 12 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 533 single persons under 18, 303 single males under 18, 230 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 145 inhabited houses, 145 occupied houses, 49 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,610 bushels of buckwheat, 7,840 bushels of potatoes, 2,763 bushels of oats, 1,933 bushels of turnips, 1,603 bushels of barley, 1,416 bushels of rye, 995 acres of hay crops, 736 tons of hay, 678 bushels of spring wheat, 221 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 161 bushels of other root crops, 98 acres of potatoes, 80 acres of wheat, 76 bushels of peas and beans, 58 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 831 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:
QC054002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242807
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/.