Ham N, Quebec (1891 census)
Ham N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,530. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.890°N, 71.649°W.
Population
In 1891, Ham N had a population of 1,530: 821 male and 709 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ham, North—Nord, 1901 (80.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre-Dame de Lourdes de Ham, 1901 (19.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ham N shared boundaries with:
- Garthby & d’Israëli
- Ham S
- St. Adrien de Ham
- St. Fortunat de Wolfeston
- St. Julien
- St. Paul
- St. Rémi de Tingwick
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,530 total population, 821 males, 709 females, 546 married persons, 279 families, 273 married females, 273 married males, 32 widowed persons, 17 widowed males, 15 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 952 single persons under 18, 531 single males under 18, 421 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,525 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 235 houses, 235 houses built of wood, 235 occupied houses, 215 houses of 1 story, 69 houses of 3 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 55 houses of 2 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 1 room, 19 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 13 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 35,710 pounds of homemade butter, 28,809 acres of land in farms, 18,032 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,645 bushels of oats, 11,523 bushels of potatoes, 10,777 acres of improved land in farms, 7,509 bushels of buckwheat, 6,368 acres of farmland under crops, 4,572 acres of hay crops, 4,320 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,576 tons of hay, 2,665 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,249 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,131 sheep, 1,983 chickens, 1,882 bushels of turnips, 1,027 sheep slaughtered or sold, 954 acres of oats, 927 milk cows, 802 other cattle, 505 swine, 410 bushels of barley, 397 bushels of spring wheat, 394 swine slaughtered or sold, 280 horses aged over 3 years, 261 occupants of farms, 253 cattle killed or sold, 250 farm occupants who own their land, 220 oxen, 149 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 134 acres of potatoes, 107 horses aged 3 years and under, 89 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 71 geese, 56 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 43 other fowl, 42 acres of wheat, 39 bushels of peas, 32 acres of barley, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 22 bushels of corn, 21 acres of turnips, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 bushels of beans, 3 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182006— 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 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). "Ham N, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ham-n-qc182006-1891/.