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 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 density was 26.4 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Dunham shared boundaries with:
- Brome
- Cowansville, Village
- Dunham, Village
- Farnham
- St. Armand E
- St. Ignace de Stanbridge
- Stanbridge
- Sutton
- Sweetsburg, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 489 |
| Number of families | 489 |
| Number of females | 1,198 |
| Number of males | 1,268 |
| Number of married females | 473 |
| Number of married males | 473 |
| Number of married persons | 946 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 118 |
| POP F | 1,198 |
| POP M | 1,268 |
| POP TOT | 2,466 |
| Total population | 2,466 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 646 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 756 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,402 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 819 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,647 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 486 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 69 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 45 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 372 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 298 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 188 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 234 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 486 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 467 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 631 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 18,773 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,636 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,373 |
| Acres of hay crops | 12,536 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 35,777 |
| Acres of land in farms | 51,413 |
| Acres of oats | 1,651 |
| Acres of potatoes | 356 |
| Acres of turnips | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 353 |
| BAR AC | 467 |
| BAR BU | 11,513 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,513 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 777 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,181 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27,823 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,409 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 582 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 57,328 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,237 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,649 |
| BWT BU | 2,181 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 440 |
| CRN BU | 27,823 |
| HAY AC | 12,536 |
| HAY TONS | 14,506 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 856 |
| Number of chickens | 6,513 |
| Number of ducks | 99 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 362 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 111 |
| Number of geese | 156 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 376 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 948 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,644 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 473 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,573 |
| Number of other fowl | 34 |
| Number of oxen | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 99 |
| Number of sheep | 1,144 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 846 |
| Number of swine | 1,354 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,412 |
| Number of turkeys | 180 |
| OAT AC | 1,651 |
| OAT BU | 43,409 |
| PEA BU | 582 |
| POT AC | 356 |
| POT BU | 57,328 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 610 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,509 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 216 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 177,596 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 14,506 |
| WHT AC | 353 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,237 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 148 |
| A 11 50 | 64 |
| A 201 PL | 55 |
| A 51 100 | 107 |
| BEN BU | 777 |
| BUTTER LB | 177,596 |
| CATTLE KS | 856 |
| CHEESE LB | 610 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 646 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 756 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,402 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,509 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 376 |
| DUCKS | 99 |
| FAMILIES | 489 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 216 |
| FRN CA | 819 |
| GEESE | 156 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,513 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 948 |
| HOUSES | 486 |
| HOUSES B | 69 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 75 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 298 |
| HOUSES S | 45 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 234 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 188 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 47 |
| HOUSES W | 372 |
| INF 11 A | 99 |
| MD FEM | 473 |
| MD MALE | 473 |
| MD TOT | 946 |
| MILK COWS | 4,644 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC F | 111 |
| OC P | 362 |
| OC TOT | 473 |
| OTHER FOWL | 34 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,573 |
| OTHERS | 1,647 |
| SHEEP | 1,144 |
| SHEEP KS | 846 |
| SILOS | 440 |
| SUP AM | 35,777 |
| SUP FOR | 15,636 |
| SUP JV | 631 |
| SUP PAT | 18,773 |
| SUP SC | 16,373 |
| SUP TOT | 51,413 |
| SWINE | 1,354 |
| SWINE KS | 1,412 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 486 |
| TUR AC | 36 |
| TUR BU | 10,649 |
| TURKEY | 180 |
| WID FEM | 79 |
| WID MALE | 39 |
| WID TOT | 118 |
| WORKING OX | 52 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169003— 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 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/.