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 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 23.5 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 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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,246 |
| POP F | 1,056 |
| POP M | 1,138 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 24.63 |
| POP TOT | 2,194 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 34 |
| ANGLICANS | 426 |
| AREA ACRES | 57,009 |
| AREA SQ MI | 89.08 |
| BAPTISTS | 20 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 926 |
| BRIT IRISH | 157 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 109 |
| CHRISTIANS | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 97 |
| DUTCH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 464 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 423 |
| F SINGLE | 567 |
| F WIDOWED | 65 |
| FAMILIES | 472 |
| FRENCH | 966 |
| GERMAN | 17 |
| M MARRIED | 442 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 5 |
| M SINGLE | 654 |
| M WIDOWED | 37 |
| METHODISTS | 586 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 53 |
| PROTESTANTS | 5 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 966 |
| SWISS | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 6 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175001— 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 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/.