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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138207981. 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 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 327 total population, 166 females, 161 males, 116 married persons, 66 families, 59 married females, 57 married males, 9 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 4.90 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 202 single persons under 18, 102 single females under 18, 100 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 174 persons who are not French Canadian, 153 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 66 houses, 66 occupied houses, 48 houses of 1 story, 44 houses built of wood, 40 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 houses of 2 stories, 15 houses built of brick, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,900 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,495 pounds of homemade butter, 4,093 bushels of potatoes, 1,910 acres of land in farms, 1,408 acres of improved land in farms, 1,373 bushels of corn, 997 bushels of oats, 691 acres of farmland in pasture, 674 acres of farmland under crops, 667 tons of hay, 579 acres of hay crops, 554 bushels of turnips, 517 bushels of barley, 502 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 477 chickens, 227 bushels of spring wheat, 194 cattle killed or sold, 173 sheep slaughtered or sold, 169 milk cows, 151 swine slaughtered or sold, 135 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 90 horses aged over 3 years, 88 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 74 swine, 63 other cattle, 61 occupants of farms, 53 sheep, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 bushels of buckwheat, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 37 farm occupants who own their land, 36 acres of oats, 35 bushels of beans, 26 acres of potatoes, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 21 acres of barley, 21 horses aged 3 years and under, 16 acres of wheat, 12 turkeys, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 ducks, 2 acres of turnips, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q138207981
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/.