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 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 density was 23.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,491 |
| 1861 | 3,903 |
| 1871 | 3,316 |
| 1881 | 3,702 |
| 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,022 |
| POP M | 1,168 |
| POP TOT | 2,190 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 6 |
| ANGLICANS | 362 |
| BRIT BORN F | 32 |
| BRIT BORN M | 45 |
| BRIT ENG | 434 |
| BRIT IRISH | 273 |
| BRIT OTHER | 7 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 211 |
| CAN BORN F | 939 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,082 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 80 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 44 |
| EUR FRENCH | 1,212 |
| EUR GERMAN | 5 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 51 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 41 |
| METHODISTS | 413 |
| OTHER SECTS | 17 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 60 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,252 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072001— 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 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/.