Denholm, Quebec (1891 census)
Denholm was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 334. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242978. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.836°N, 75.829°W.
Population
In 1891, Denholm had a population of 334: 159 male and 175 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 213 |
| 1881 | 244 |
| 1891 | 334 |
| 1911 | 313 |
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 became part of Wakefield & Denholm, 1901 (39.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Denholm shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 334 total population, 175 females, 159 males, 109 married persons, 60 families, 55 married males, 54 married females, 9 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 216 single persons under 18, 114 single females under 18, 102 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 224 persons who are not French Canadian, 110 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 55 occupied houses, 47 houses, 47 houses built of wood, 29 houses of 1 story, 18 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 8 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,962 bushels of oats, 9,566 acres of land in farms, 8,121 pounds of homemade butter, 6,955 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,295 bushels of potatoes, 2,611 acres of improved land in farms, 2,273 acres of farmland under crops, 1,446 bushels of peas, 1,035 bushels of turnips, 1,014 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 955 chickens, 912 bushels of spring wheat, 479 acres of oats, 466 acres of hay crops, 466 tons of hay, 355 bushels of buckwheat, 334 acres of farmland in pasture, 259 sheep, 200 other cattle, 173 milk cows, 130 swine slaughtered or sold, 127 swine, 95 bushels of barley, 87 acres of wheat, 82 horses aged over 3 years, 65 sheep slaughtered or sold, 58 occupants of farms, 57 farm occupants who own their land, 55 acres of potatoes, 48 bushels of rye, 47 cattle killed or sold, 46 bushels of corn, 27 geese, 19 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 19 turkeys, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of barley, 6 acres of turnips, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242978
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). "Denholm, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/denholm-qc176013-1891/.