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 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 density was 265.8 people per square mile.
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 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 58 |
| Number of females | 137 |
| Number of males | 111 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 48 |
| Number of married persons | 96 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| Total population | 248 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 74 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 57 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 131 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 56 |
| Number of occupied houses | 56 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 122 |
| BWT BU | 142 |
| CRN BU | 982 |
| HAY AC | 552 |
| HAY TONS | 632 |
| OAT BU | 1,155 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 20 |
| POT BU | 3,465 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 248 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 12 |
| AREA | 1,200 |
| BEN BU | 48 |
| CD | 125 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 58 |
| FEMALE | 137 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 56 |
| INHABITED | 56 |
| MALE | 111 |
| MARRIED F | 48 |
| MARRIED M | 48 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 96 |
| POPULATION | 248 |
| ROOT BU | 1,163 |
| SINGLE F | 74 |
| SINGLE M | 57 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 131 |
| TUR BU | 102 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 21 |
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: 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 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/.