Ham, S, Quebec (1861 census)
Ham, S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 223. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.785°N, 71.572°W.
Population
In 1861, Ham, S had a population of 223.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 223 |
| 1871 | 293 |
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 South Ham, Township, 1851 (30.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Ham, S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 223 total population, 72 males attending school, 63 females attending school, 60 adult males unable to read or write, 42 adult females unable to read or write, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 120 French Canadians, 86 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 10 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $22,240 value farms (dollars), $5,973 value all livestock, 5,185 pounds of homemade butter, 4,290 bushels of potatoes, 4,210 pounds of maple sugar, 4,057 acres of land in farms, 2,658 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,630 bushels of buckwheat, 2,287 bushels of oats, $1,685 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,476 bushels of turnips, 1,399 acres of farmland under cultivation, 940 acres of farmland under crops, $703 value farm implements in dollars, 479 pounds of wool produced on farms, 459 acres of farmland in pasture, 370 bushels of spring wheat, 293 bushels of barley, 271 tons of hay, 152 sheep, 112 acres of buckwheat, 97 acres of oats, 95 calves and heifers, 92 bushels of peas, 68 pounds of flax or hemp, 64 milk cows, 46 bushels of rye, 45 barrels of pork, 43 occupants of farms, 43 swine, 39 acres of potatoes, 34 bulls, oxen, or steers, 28 horses aged over 3 years, 26 acres of spring wheat, 23 barrels of beef, 18 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 15 acres of barley, 15 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 8 bushels of carrots, 8 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 7 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 acres of peas, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 acres of rye, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $622 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 452 yards of flannel, 172 yards of fulled cloth, 63 yards of linen, 33 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139005— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ham-s-qc059003-1861/.