Dunham, Quebec (1901 census)
Dunham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,246. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138207981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.150°N, 72.786°W.
Population
In 1901, Dunham had a population of 2,246: 1,189 male and 1,057 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Dunham shared boundaries with:
- Brome
- Cowansville, Village
- Dunham, Village
- Farnham E.
- St. Armand E.
- St. Ignace de Stanbridge
- Stanbridge
- Sutton
- Sweetsburg, Village
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 13 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,246 total population, 1,189 males, 1,057 females, 707 single males, 560 single females, 483 families, 446 married males, 439 married females, 58 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 2 divorced males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 473 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 57,626 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170003— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dunham-qc170003-1901/.