Durham, Quebec (1891 census)
Durham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 543. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28345480. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.695°N, 72.247°W.
Population
In 1891, Durham had a population of 543: 290 male and 253 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,152 |
| 1871 | 729 |
| 1891 | 543 |
| 1901 | 454 |
| 1911 | 336 |
| 1921 | 362 |
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, Durham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 543 total population, 290 males, 253 females, 164 married persons, 104 families, 82 married females, 82 married males, 27 widowed persons, 16 widowed males, 11 widowed females, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 352 single persons under 18, 192 single males under 18, 160 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 516 persons who are not French Canadian, 27 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 104 houses, 104 occupied houses, 96 houses built of wood, 96 houses of 1 story, 59 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 8 houses built of brick, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses of 2 stories, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,600 pounds of homemade butter, 14,705 bushels of oats, 11,292 bushels of potatoes, 11,055 acres of land in farms, 7,281 acres of improved land in farms, 5,272 bushels of turnips, 4,326 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,176 acres of farmland under crops, 3,774 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,588 bushels of barley, 3,072 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,009 tons of hay, 2,643 acres of hay crops, 1,949 bushels of spring wheat, 1,492 bushels of corn, 1,410 chickens, 966 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 887 other cattle, 847 sheep, 609 acres of oats, 608 sheep slaughtered or sold, 487 cattle killed or sold, 484 bushels of winter wheat, 471 milk cows, 304 swine, 271 swine slaughtered or sold, 206 horses aged over 3 years, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 192 bushels of buckwheat, 152 acres of barley, 131 acres of wheat, 120 bushels of peas, 105 horses aged 3 years and under, 99 occupants of farms, 91 farm occupants who own their land, 73 bushels of beans, 65 acres of potatoes, 42 geese, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 22 turkeys, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 14 acres of turnips, 14 other fowl, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 9 oxen, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 ducks. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054001_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28345480
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). "Durham, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/durham-qc153004-1891/.