Chesham, Quebec (1891 census)
Chesham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 621. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.381°N, 71.060°W.
Population
In 1891, Chesham had a population of 621: 338 male and 283 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chesham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 621 total population, 338 males, 283 females, 201 married persons, 109 families, 101 married females, 100 married males, 9 widowed persons, 5.70 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 411 single persons under 18, 234 single males under 18, 177 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 603 French Canadians, 18 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 103 occupied houses, 101 houses, 100 houses built of wood, 78 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 2 stories, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 18 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,441 acres of land in farms, 15,240 pounds of homemade butter, 11,013 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,805 bushels of potatoes, 4,428 acres of improved land in farms, 2,763 bushels of oats, 2,657 acres of farmland under crops, 2,210 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,903 acres of hay crops, 1,744 bushels of buckwheat, 1,729 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,649 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,356 tons of hay, 1,199 bushels of barley, 795 bushels of turnips, 795 chickens, 576 sheep, 346 bushels of rye, 268 milk cows, 251 acres of oats, 251 sheep slaughtered or sold, 233 other cattle, 175 bushels of peas, 123 cattle killed or sold, 110 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 109 farm occupants who own their land, 109 occupants of farms, 106 horses aged over 3 years, 105 swine slaughtered or sold, 103 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 100 swine, 99 acres of barley, 77 oxen, 66 acres of potatoes, 60 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 42 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 39 bushels of spring wheat, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 26 geese, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 ducks, 13 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 7 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 acres of wheat, 4 turkeys, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150003— 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 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). "Chesham, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chesham-qc150003-1891/.