Dunham, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Dunham, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 327. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.130°N, 72.801°W.
Population
In 1891, Dunham, Village had a population of 327: 161 male and 166 female residents. Population density was 350.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dunham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 66 |
| Number of families | 66 |
| Number of females | 166 |
| Number of males | 161 |
| Number of married females | 59 |
| Number of married males | 57 |
| Number of married persons | 116 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 166 |
| POP M | 161 |
| POP TOT | 327 |
| Total population | 327 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 102 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 100 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 202 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 153 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 174 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 66 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 44 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 48 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 66 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 21 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 43 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 691 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 502 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 674 |
| Acres of hay crops | 579 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,408 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,910 |
| Acres of oats | 36 |
| Acres of potatoes | 26 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 16 |
| BAR AC | 21 |
| BAR BU | 517 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 517 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,373 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 997 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,093 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 227 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 554 |
| BWT BU | 41 |
| CRN BU | 1,373 |
| HAY AC | 579 |
| HAY TONS | 667 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 194 |
| Number of chickens | 477 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 37 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 21 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 90 |
| Number of milk cows | 169 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 61 |
| Number of other cattle | 63 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 41 |
| Number of sheep | 53 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 173 |
| Number of swine | 74 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 151 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 36 |
| OAT BU | 997 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 4,093 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 24,900 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 88 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 135 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,495 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 667 |
| WHT AC | 16 |
| WHT SP BU | 227 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,495 |
| CATTLE KS | 194 |
| CHEESE LB | 24,900 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 102 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 202 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 88 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 21 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 66 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 135 |
| FRN CA | 153 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 477 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 90 |
| HOUSES | 66 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 48 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 40 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 17 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 4 |
| HOUSES W | 44 |
| INF 11 A | 41 |
| MD FEM | 59 |
| MD MALE | 57 |
| MD TOT | 116 |
| MILK COWS | 169 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 37 |
| OC TOT | 61 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 63 |
| OTHERS | 174 |
| SHEEP | 53 |
| SHEEP KS | 173 |
| SUP AM | 1,408 |
| SUP FOR | 502 |
| SUP JV | 43 |
| SUP PAT | 691 |
| SUP SC | 674 |
| SUP TOT | 1,910 |
| SWINE | 74 |
| SWINE KS | 151 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 66 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 554 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dunham-village-qc169004-1891/.