Dunham, Quebec (1911 census)
Dunham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,194. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138207981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.150°N, 72.786°W.
Population
In 1911, Dunham had a population of 2,194: 1,138 male and 1,056 female residents. Population density was 24.6 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 57,009 area in acres, 2,194 total population, 1,138 males in the population, 1,056 females in the population, 654 single (never-married) males, 567 single (never-married) females, 472 families, 442 married males, 423 married females, 89.08 area in square miles, 65 widowed females, 37 widowed males, 24.63 population per square mile, 5 males with marital status not given, 1 divorced females. 2,246 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 966 persons of French origin, 926 persons of British origin (English), 157 persons of British origin (Irish), 109 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 17 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Swiss origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 966 Roman Catholics, 586 Methodists, 426 Anglicans (Church of England), 97 Congregationalists, 53 Presbyterians, 34 Adventists, 20 Baptists, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 4 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 464 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175001— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dunham-qc175001-1911/.