Dunham, Quebec (1891 census)
Dunham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,466. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138207981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.150°N, 72.786°W.
Population
In 1891, Dunham had a population of 2,466: 1,268 male and 1,198 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Dunham shared boundaries with:
- Brome
- Cowansville, Village
- Dunham, Village
- Farnham E
- St. Armand E.
- St. Ignace
- Stanbridge
- Sutton
- Sweetsburg, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,466 total population, 1,268 males, 1,198 females, 946 married persons, 489 families, 473 married females, 473 married males, 118 widowed persons, 79 widowed females, 39 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,402 single persons under 18, 756 single males under 18, 646 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,647 persons who are not French Canadian, 819 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 486 houses, 486 occupied houses, 372 houses built of wood, 298 houses of 1 story, 234 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 188 houses of 2 stories, 75 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 69 houses built of brick, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 47 uninhabited houses, 46 houses of 5 rooms, 45 houses built of stone, 38 houses of 3 rooms, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 177,596 pounds of homemade butter, 57,328 bushels of potatoes, 51,413 acres of land in farms, 43,409 bushels of oats, 35,777 acres of improved land in farms, 27,823 bushels of corn, 18,773 acres of farmland in pasture, 16,373 acres of farmland under crops, 15,636 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,506 tons of hay, 12,536 acres of hay crops, 11,513 bushels of barley, 10,649 bushels of turnips, 6,513 chickens, 6,237 bushels of spring wheat, 5,509 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,644 milk cows, 2,181 bushels of buckwheat, 1,651 acres of oats, 1,573 other cattle, 1,412 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,354 swine, 1,144 sheep, 948 horses aged over 3 years, 856 cattle killed or sold, 846 sheep slaughtered or sold, 777 bushels of beans, 631 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 610 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 582 bushels of peas, 473 occupants of farms, 467 acres of barley, Capacity of silos (tons): 440, 376 horses aged 3 years and under, 362 farm occupants who own their land, 356 acres of potatoes, 353 acres of wheat, 216 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 180 turkeys, 156 geese, 148 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 111 farm occupants who rent their land, 107 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 99 ducks, 99 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 64 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 55 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 52 oxen, 36 acres of turnips, 34 other fowl, 23 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Polly Barber | 1803–1898 | died here |
| Thomas Wood | 1815–1898 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169003— 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 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). "Dunham, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dunham-qc169003-1891/.