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 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, South—Sud, 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
- Wickham W-O
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 1,494 total population, 750 females, 744 males, 458 married persons, 286 families, 229 married females, 229 married males, 64 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 972 single persons under 18, 494 single males under 18, 478 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 769 French Canadians, 725 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 277 houses, 277 occupied houses, 265 houses built of wood, 139 houses of 1 story, 136 houses of 2 stories, 115 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 46 houses of 2 rooms, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of 5 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 12 houses built of brick, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 74,727 pounds of homemade butter, 25,990 bushels of potatoes, 25,673 bushels of oats, 25,335 acres of land in farms, 14,444 acres of improved land in farms, 10,891 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,214 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,008 acres of farmland under crops, 6,347 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,956 bushels of barley, 4,703 bushels of spring wheat, 4,283 tons of hay, 3,809 acres of hay crops, 2,893 chickens, 1,940 bushels of turnips, 1,845 bushels of buckwheat, 1,402 sheep, 1,156 acres of oats, 1,133 sheep slaughtered or sold, 956 other cattle, 919 milk cows, 630 bushels of peas, 515 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 501 cattle killed or sold, 391 horses aged over 3 years, 359 swine slaughtered or sold, 330 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 308 bushels of corn, 283 acres of wheat, 271 acres of barley, 269 occupants of farms, 253 swine, 230 farm occupants who own their land, 166 horses aged 3 years and under, 147 bushels of beans, 143 acres of potatoes, 133 geese, 89 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 69 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 68 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 63 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 turkeys, 37 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 oxen, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 5 ducks, 2 employees on farms, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.