Denholm, Quebec (1891 census)
Denholm was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 334. 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 density was 4.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 244 |
| 1891 | 334 |
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 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 60 |
| Number of families | 60 |
| Number of females | 175 |
| Number of males | 159 |
| Number of married females | 54 |
| Number of married males | 55 |
| Number of married persons | 109 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 175 |
| POP M | 159 |
| POP TOT | 334 |
| Total population | 334 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 114 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 102 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 216 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 110 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 224 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 47 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 55 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 9 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 334 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,955 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,273 |
| Acres of hay crops | 466 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,611 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,566 |
| Acres of oats | 479 |
| Acres of potatoes | 55 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 87 |
| BAR AC | 9 |
| BAR BU | 95 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 355 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,962 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,446 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,295 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 912 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,035 |
| BWT BU | 355 |
| CRN BU | 46 |
| HAY AC | 466 |
| HAY TONS | 466 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 47 |
| Number of chickens | 955 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 57 |
| Number of geese | 27 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 82 |
| Number of milk cows | 173 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 58 |
| Number of other cattle | 200 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 259 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 65 |
| Number of swine | 127 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 130 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 479 |
| OAT BU | 9,962 |
| PEA BU | 1,446 |
| POT AC | 55 |
| POT BU | 4,295 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,014 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,121 |
| RYE BU | 48 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 466 |
| WHT AC | 87 |
| WHT SP BU | 912 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 19 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,121 |
| CATTLE KS | 47 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 114 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 102 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 216 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,014 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 60 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 110 |
| GEESE | 27 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 955 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 82 |
| HOUSES | 47 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 29 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 47 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 54 |
| MD MALE | 55 |
| MD TOT | 109 |
| MILK COWS | 173 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC P | 57 |
| OC TOT | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 200 |
| OTHERS | 224 |
| SHEEP | 259 |
| SHEEP KS | 65 |
| SUP AM | 2,611 |
| SUP FOR | 6,955 |
| SUP JV | 4 |
| SUP PAT | 334 |
| SUP SC | 2,273 |
| SUP TOT | 9,566 |
| SWINE | 127 |
| SWINE KS | 130 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 55 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,035 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 2 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176013— 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). "Denholm, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/denholm-qc176013-1891/.