Ham N, Quebec (1881 census)
Ham N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,109. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.890°N, 71.649°W.
Population
In 1881, Ham N had a population of 1,109: 570 male and 539 female residents. Population density was 17.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,043 |
| 1881 | 1,109 |
| 1891 | 1,530 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ham N, 1871 (53.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ham N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 185 |
| Number of families | 185 |
| Number of females | 539 |
| Number of males | 570 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 182 |
| Number of married persons | 361 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP TOT | 1,109 |
| Total population | 1,109 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 357 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 733 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 170 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,382 |
| Acres of potatoes | 124 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR BU | 352 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 352 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,996 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,005 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,173 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 99 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 662 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 6,996 |
| CRN BU | 44 |
| HAY AC | 2,382 |
| HAY TONS | 1,814 |
| OAT BU | 9,005 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 157 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 8,173 |
| RYE BU | 99 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,814 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT SP BU | 662 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 357 |
| C UNMD M | 376 |
| C UNMD TOT | 733 |
| D OCC | 170 |
| FEMALE | 539 |
| GRA BU | 359 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 170 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 570 |
| MD F | 179 |
| MD M | 182 |
| MD TOT | 361 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 218 |
| TUR BU | 425 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182006— 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). "Ham N, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ham-n-qc053015-1881/.