Dunham, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Dunham, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 248. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138207981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.130°N, 72.801°W.
Population
In 1871, Dunham, Village had a population of 248: 111 male and 137 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 248 |
| 1881 | 286 |
| 1891 | 327 |
| 1901 | 277 |
| 1911 | 296 |
| 1921 | 295 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Dunham, 1861 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dunham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 248 total population, 137 females, 111 males, 96 married persons, 58 families, 48 married females, 48 married males, 21 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 131 single persons under 18, 74 single females under 18, 57 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 56 inhabited houses, 56 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,200 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC125008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138207981
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dunham-village-qc125008-1871/.