Durham, Quebec (1871 census)
Durham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 729. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.695°N, 72.247°W.
Population
In 1871, Durham had a population of 729: 379 male and 350 female residents. Population density was 35.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,208 |
| 1861 | 3,152 |
| 1871 | 729 |
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 Durham, 1861 (20.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Durham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 350 |
| Number of males | 379 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 105 |
| Number of married persons | 209 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| Total population | 729 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 264 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 496 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 119 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 66 |
| BWT BU | 1,023 |
| CRN BU | 2,526 |
| HAY AC | 1,977 |
| HAY TONS | 1,854 |
| OAT BU | 20,740 |
| PEA BU | 122 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 27,722 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,420 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,115 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 244 |
| AREA | 11,420 |
| BEN BU | 125 |
| CD | 136 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 139 |
| FEMALE | 350 |
| GRA BU | 122 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 119 |
| INHABITED | 119 |
| MALE | 379 |
| MARRIED F | 104 |
| MARRIED M | 105 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 209 |
| POPULATION | 729 |
| ROOT BU | 437 |
| SINGLE F | 232 |
| SINGLE M | 264 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 496 |
| TUR BU | 824 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 14 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC136009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC136009— 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). "Durham, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/durham-qc136009-1871/.