Ham S, Quebec (1881 census)
Ham S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 501. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.782°N, 71.573°W.
Population
In 1881, Ham S had a population of 501: 265 male and 236 female residents. Population density was 6.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 223 |
| 1871 | 293 |
| 1881 | 501 |
| 1891 | 594 |
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 contained Ham S, 1871 (54.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ham S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 81 |
| Number of families | 81 |
| Number of females | 236 |
| Number of males | 265 |
| Number of married females | 79 |
| Number of married males | 81 |
| Number of married persons | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 501 |
| Total population | 501 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 152 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 179 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 331 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 72 |
| Number of occupied houses | 72 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,184 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of wheat | 73 |
| BAR BU | 431 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 431 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,511 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 248 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,575 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,787 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 705 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,500 |
| BWT BU | 2,511 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 1,184 |
| HAY TONS | 1,252 |
| OAT BU | 5,575 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 175 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 4,787 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,252 |
| WHT AC | 73 |
| WHT SP BU | 705 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 152 |
| C UNMD M | 179 |
| C UNMD TOT | 331 |
| D OCC | 72 |
| FEMALE | 236 |
| GRA BU | 248 |
| H INHAB | 72 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 265 |
| MD F | 79 |
| MD M | 81 |
| MD TOT | 160 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 314 |
| TUR BU | 1,500 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182007— 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 S, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ham-s-qc053013-1881/.