Durham S, Quebec (1881 census)
Durham S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,737. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.649°N, 72.350°W.
Population
In 1881, Durham S had a population of 1,737: 903 male and 834 female residents. Population density was 32.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,361 |
| 1881 | 1,737 |
| 1891 | 1,494 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Durham S shared boundaries with:
- Ely N
- L'Avenir
- Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village
- St. André
- St. Théodore d'Acton
- Ulverton
- Wickham W-O
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 314 |
| Number of families | 314 |
| Number of females | 834 |
| Number of males | 903 |
| Number of married females | 280 |
| Number of married males | 280 |
| Number of married persons | 560 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,737 |
| Total population | 1,737 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 525 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 605 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,130 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 295 |
| Number of occupied houses | 295 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,767 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of wheat | 279 |
| BAR BU | 970 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 970 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,551 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 801 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,700 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 432 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,808 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,917 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,135 |
| BWT BU | 1,551 |
| CRN BU | 801 |
| HAY AC | 2,767 |
| HAY TONS | 3,509 |
| OAT BU | 23,700 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 432 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 16,808 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,509 |
| WHT AC | 279 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,917 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 525 |
| C UNMD M | 605 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,130 |
| D OCC | 295 |
| FEMALE | 834 |
| GRA BU | 102 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 295 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 903 |
| MD F | 280 |
| MD M | 280 |
| MD TOT | 560 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 251 |
| TUR BU | 3,135 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153005_1871— 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 1881 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 S, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/durham-s-qc052009-1881/.