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 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 density was 24.0 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 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 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 2 |
| Number of families | 483 |
| Number of females | 1,057 |
| Number of males | 1,189 |
| Number of married females | 439 |
| Number of married males | 446 |
| Number of single females | 560 |
| Number of single males | 707 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| POP F | 1,057 |
| POP M | 1,189 |
| POP TOT | 2,246 |
| Total population | 2,246 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 473 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 57,626 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 57,626 |
| DIVORCED M | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 483 |
| HOUSES | 473 |
| MARRIED F | 439 |
| MARRIED M | 446 |
| SINGLE F | 560 |
| SINGLE M | 707 |
| WIDOWED F | 58 |
| WIDOWED M | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170003— 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 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/.