Dunham, Quebec (1871 census)
Dunham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.152°N, 72.785°W.
Population
In 1871, Dunham had a population of 3,316: 1,706 male and 1,610 female residents. Population density was 34.6 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Dunham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 631 |
| Number of females | 1,610 |
| Number of males | 1,706 |
| Number of married females | 619 |
| Number of married males | 619 |
| Number of married persons | 1,238 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| Total population | 3,316 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 920 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,053 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,973 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 617 |
| Number of occupied houses | 617 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,580 |
| BWT BU | 2,556 |
| CRN BU | 17,445 |
| HAY AC | 10,402 |
| HAY TONS | 11,551 |
| OAT BU | 34,887 |
| PEA BU | 522 |
| POT AC | 430 |
| POT BU | 59,129 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Total area (acres) | 56,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,864 |
| WHT WTR BU | 276 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 392 |
| AREA | 56,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 721 |
| CD | 125 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 631 |
| FEMALE | 1,610 |
| GRA BU | 131 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 617 |
| INHABITED | 617 |
| MALE | 1,706 |
| MARRIED F | 619 |
| MARRIED M | 619 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,238 |
| POPULATION | 3,316 |
| ROOT BU | 7,177 |
| SINGLE F | 920 |
| SINGLE M | 1,053 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,973 |
| TUR BU | 2,321 |
| UNINHABITED | 35 |
| WIDOWED F | 71 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC125007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dunham-qc125007-1871/.