Dunham, Quebec (1861 census)
Dunham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,903. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138207981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.151°N, 72.785°W.
Population
In 1861, Dunham had a population of 3,903: 1,996 male and 1,907 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,491 |
| 1861 | 3,903 |
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 Dunham, Village, 1871 (1.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Dunham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,903 total population, 1,996 males, 1,907 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,801, Female members of the family who are present: 1,750, 1,274 single males, 1,137 single females, 692 married males, 680 married females, 482 males attending school, 440 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 195, 171 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 157, 144 adult females unable to read or write, 90 widowed females, 62 male births, 58 female births, 30 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 266 single males aged 10 to 15, 257 females aged 5 to 10, 236 males aged 5 to 10, 225 single females aged 10 to 15, 224 single males aged 15 to 20, 218 married females aged 20 to 30, 186 married males aged 20 to 30, 186 single females aged 15 to 20, 178 married females aged 30 to 40, 167 single males aged 20 to 30, 165 married males aged 30 to 40, 142 married males aged 40 to 50, 131 single females aged 20 to 30, 116 married females aged 40 to 50, 89 married males aged 50 to 60, 78 males aged 4 to 5, 71 married females aged 50 to 60, 64 females aged 4 to 5, 63 males aged 1 to 2, 62 males aged 2 to 3, 62 males aged 3 to 4, 58 females age 3 to 4, 58 females aged 1 to 2, 58 females aged 2 to 3, 55 married males aged 60 to 70, 49 married females aged 60 to 70, 36 males of unknown age, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 females of unknown age, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 20 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 20 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,499 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 678 French Canadians, 369 persons originating in the United States, 170 persons originating in Ireland, 97 persons originating in England or Wales, 71 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons whose origin is unknown, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $994,895 value farms (dollars), 261,506 pounds of homemade butter, $168,866 value all livestock, 101,958 pounds of maple sugar, 59,686 bushels of potatoes, 57,307 bushels of oats, 53,993 acres of land in farms, $53,949 value horses aged over 3 years, 44,627 pounds of cheese produced on farms, $32,613 value farm implements in dollars, 29,162 acres of farmland under cultivation, 24,831 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,025 bushels of corn, 15,480 acres of farmland under crops, 13,213 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,178 bushels of barley, 12,114 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,242 bushels of spring wheat, 7,801 tons of hay, $6,547 value garden and orchard crops, 5,473 bushels of buckwheat, 5,428 bushels of carrots, 3,806 bushels of turnips, 2,993 milk cows, 2,973 sheep, 1,785 acres of oats, 1,785 calves and heifers, 1,309 bushels of peas, 1,162 barrels of beef, 1,036 barrels of pork, 843 horses aged over 3 years, 609 bushels of beans, 593 swine, 575 gallons of cider, 567 acres of spring wheat, 472 acres of corn, 469 acres of farmland in gardens, 460 occupants of farms, 406 bulls, oxen, or steers, 375 acres of potatoes, 372 bushels of rye, 338 horses aged 3 years and under, 296 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 241 acres of buckwheat, 227 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 198 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 186 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 185 acres of barley, 122 pounds of hops, 115 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 111 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 63 acres of peas, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 acres of rye, 18 acres of turnips, 10 pounds of flax or hemp, 7 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $28,048 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,385 yards of flannel, 2,726 yards of fulled cloth, 832 carriages for pleasure, 20 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 43 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 30, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC033001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC033001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138207981
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Dunham, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dunham-qc033001-1861/.