Durham, Quebec (1891 census)
Durham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 543. 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 density was 26.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 104 |
| Number of families | 104 |
| Number of females | 253 |
| Number of males | 290 |
| Number of married females | 82 |
| Number of married males | 82 |
| Number of married persons | 164 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 253 |
| POP M | 290 |
| POP TOT | 543 |
| Total population | 543 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 160 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 192 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 352 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 27 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 516 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 104 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 96 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 96 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 104 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 152 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,072 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,774 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,176 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,643 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,281 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,055 |
| Acres of oats | 609 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of turnips | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 131 |
| BAR AC | 152 |
| BAR BU | 3,588 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,588 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,492 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,705 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,292 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,949 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,272 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 484 |
| BWT BU | 192 |
| CRN BU | 1,492 |
| HAY AC | 2,643 |
| HAY TONS | 3,009 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 487 |
| Number of chickens | 1,410 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 91 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 42 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 105 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 206 |
| Number of milk cows | 471 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 99 |
| Number of other cattle | 887 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 847 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 608 |
| Number of swine | 304 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 271 |
| Number of turkeys | 22 |
| OAT AC | 609 |
| OAT BU | 14,705 |
| PEA BU | 120 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 11,292 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,326 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 966 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,600 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,009 |
| WHT AC | 131 |
| WHT FALL BU | 484 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,949 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 73 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,600 |
| CATTLE KS | 487 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 160 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 192 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 352 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,326 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 105 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 104 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 966 |
| FRN CA | 27 |
| GEESE | 42 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,410 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 206 |
| HOUSES | 104 |
| HOUSES B | 8 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 96 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 59 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 96 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 82 |
| MD MALE | 82 |
| MD TOT | 164 |
| MILK COWS | 471 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 91 |
| OC TOT | 99 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 887 |
| OTHERS | 516 |
| SHEEP | 847 |
| SHEEP KS | 608 |
| SUP AM | 7,281 |
| SUP FOR | 3,774 |
| SUP JV | 33 |
| SUP PAT | 3,072 |
| SUP SC | 4,176 |
| SUP TOT | 11,055 |
| SWINE | 304 |
| SWINE KS | 271 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 104 |
| TUR AC | 14 |
| TUR BU | 5,272 |
| TURKEY | 22 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
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: 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). "Durham, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/durham-qc153004-1891/.