Chesham, Quebec (1911 census)
Chesham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 897. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.376°N, 71.058°W.
Population
In 1911, Chesham had a population of 897: 470 male and 427 female residents. Population density was 11.7 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Chesham, 1901 (92.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Chesham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 770 |
| POP F | 427 |
| POP M | 470 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 11.48 |
| POP TOT | 897 |
Other recorded variables (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 50,003 |
| AREA SQ MI | 78.13 |
| AUSTRO HUNGARIAN | 1 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 168 |
| F MARRIED | 164 |
| F SINGLE | 249 |
| F WIDOWED | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FRENCH | 895 |
| M MARRIED | 167 |
| M SINGLE | 297 |
| M WIDOWED | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 896 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chesham-qc155003-1911/.