Chesham, Quebec (1891 census)
Chesham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 621. 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 density was 7.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Chesham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 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 | 109 |
| Number of families | 109 |
| Number of females | 283 |
| Number of males | 338 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 201 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 283 |
| POP M | 338 |
| POP TOT | 621 |
| Total population | 621 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 177 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 234 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 411 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 603 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 18 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 101 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 100 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 78 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 103 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,729 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 11,013 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,657 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,903 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,428 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,441 |
| Acres of oats | 251 |
| Acres of potatoes | 66 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 99 |
| BAR BU | 1,199 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,199 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,744 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,763 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,805 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 346 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 795 |
| BWT BU | 1,744 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,903 |
| HAY TONS | 1,356 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 123 |
| Number of chickens | 795 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 109 |
| Number of geese | 26 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 106 |
| Number of milk cows | 268 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 109 |
| Number of other cattle | 233 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 576 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 251 |
| Number of swine | 100 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 105 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 251 |
| OAT BU | 2,763 |
| PEA BU | 175 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 5,805 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,210 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,649 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 110 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,240 |
| RYE BU | 346 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,356 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 39 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 60 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,240 |
| CATTLE KS | 123 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,210 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 177 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 234 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 411 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,649 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 109 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 110 |
| FRN CA | 603 |
| GEESE | 26 |
| GRA BU | 103 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 795 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 106 |
| HOUSES | 101 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 78 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 100 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 101 |
| MD MALE | 100 |
| MD TOT | 201 |
| MILK COWS | 268 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC P | 109 |
| OC TOT | 109 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 233 |
| OTHERS | 18 |
| SHEEP | 576 |
| SHEEP KS | 251 |
| SUP AM | 4,428 |
| SUP FOR | 11,013 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,729 |
| SUP SC | 2,657 |
| SUP TOT | 15,441 |
| SWINE | 100 |
| SWINE KS | 105 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 103 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 795 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150003— 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 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/.