Dunham, Quebec (1921 census)
Dunham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,190. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138207981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.150°N, 72.786°W.
Population
In 1921, Dunham had a population of 2,190: 1,168 male and 1,022 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,466 |
| 1901 | 2,246 |
| 1911 | 2,194 |
| 1921 | 2,190 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Dunham shared boundaries with:
- Brome
- Cowansville, Village
- Dunham, Village
- Farnham E.
- Farnham, VL
- St. Armand E.
- St. Ignace de Stanbridge
- Stanbridge
- Sutton
- Sweetsburg, Village
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,190 total population, 1,168 males in the population, 1,082 males born in Canada, 1,022 females in the population, 939 females born in Canada, 51 females born outside the British Empire, 45 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 41 males born outside the British Empire, 32 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,212 persons of French origin, 434 persons of British origin (English), 273 persons of British origin (Irish), 211 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 44 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 5 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,252 Roman Catholics, 413 Methodists, 362 Anglicans (Church of England), 80 Congregationalists, 60 Presbyterians, 17 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138207981
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dunham-qc072001-1921/.