Chesham, Quebec (1901 census)
Chesham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 770. 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 density was 9.3 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.
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 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 144 |
| Number of females | 355 |
| Number of males | 415 |
| Number of married females | 124 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of single females | 218 |
| Number of single males | 279 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| POP F | 355 |
| POP M | 415 |
| POP TOT | 770 |
| Total population | 770 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 135 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 50,003 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 50,003 |
| FAMILIES | 144 |
| HOUSES | 135 |
| MARRIED F | 124 |
| MARRIED M | 127 |
| SINGLE F | 218 |
| SINGLE M | 279 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
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 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/.