Chesham, Quebec (1901 census)
Chesham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 770. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.381°N, 71.060°W.
Population
In 1901, Chesham had a population of 770: 415 male and 355 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chesham, 1911 (92.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Chesham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 770 total population, 415 males, 355 females, 279 single males, 218 single females, 144 families, 127 married males, 124 married females, 13 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 135 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 50,003 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chesham-qc150003-1901/.