Durham S, Quebec (1891 census)
Durham S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,494. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.649°N, 72.350°W.
Population
In 1891, Durham S had a population of 1,494: 744 male and 750 female residents. Population density was 27.7 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Durham S. (St. Fulgence), 1901 (81.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Durham S shared boundaries with:
- Durham
- Ely N
- L'Avenir
- Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village
- St. André
- St. Théodore d'Acton
- Wickham W-O
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 | 286 |
| Number of families | 286 |
| Number of females | 750 |
| Number of males | 744 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 229 |
| Number of married persons | 458 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP F | 750 |
| POP M | 744 |
| POP TOT | 1,494 |
| Total population | 1,494 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 478 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 494 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 972 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 769 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 725 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 277 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 265 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 139 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 136 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 115 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 271 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 89 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,347 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,891 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,008 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,809 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,444 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,335 |
| Acres of oats | 1,156 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 283 |
| BAR AC | 271 |
| BAR BU | 4,956 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,956 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,845 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,673 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 630 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,990 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,703 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,940 |
| BWT BU | 1,845 |
| CRN BU | 308 |
| HAY AC | 3,809 |
| HAY TONS | 4,283 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 501 |
| Number of chickens | 2,893 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 230 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 37 |
| Number of geese | 133 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 166 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 391 |
| Number of milk cows | 919 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 269 |
| Number of other cattle | 956 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 68 |
| Number of sheep | 1,402 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,133 |
| Number of swine | 253 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 359 |
| Number of turkeys | 40 |
| OAT AC | 1,156 |
| OAT BU | 25,673 |
| PEA BU | 630 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 25,990 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 515 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,214 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 330 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 74,727 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,283 |
| WHT AC | 283 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,703 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 147 |
| BUTTER LB | 74,727 |
| CATTLE KS | 501 |
| CHEESE LB | 515 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 478 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 494 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 972 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,214 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 166 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 286 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 330 |
| FRN CA | 769 |
| GEESE | 133 |
| GRA BU | 48 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,893 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 391 |
| HOUSES | 277 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 139 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 115 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 136 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 265 |
| INF 11 A | 68 |
| MD FEM | 229 |
| MD MALE | 229 |
| MD TOT | 458 |
| MILK COWS | 919 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 37 |
| OC P | 230 |
| OC TOT | 269 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 956 |
| OTHERS | 725 |
| SHEEP | 1,402 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,133 |
| SUP AM | 14,444 |
| SUP FOR | 10,891 |
| SUP JV | 89 |
| SUP PAT | 6,347 |
| SUP SC | 8,008 |
| SUP TOT | 25,335 |
| SWINE | 253 |
| SWINE KS | 359 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 277 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,940 |
| TURKEY | 40 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
| WORKING OX | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153005— 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 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 S, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/durham-s-qc153005-1891/.