Ham S, Quebec (1891 census)
Ham S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 594. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.782°N, 71.573°W.
Population
In 1891, Ham S had a population of 594: 330 male and 264 female residents. Population density was 7.3 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ham S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 107 |
| Number of families | 107 |
| Number of females | 264 |
| Number of males | 330 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 94 |
| Number of married persons | 187 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 264 |
| POP M | 330 |
| POP TOT | 594 |
| Total population | 594 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 162 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 392 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 467 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 127 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 85 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 85 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 81 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 92 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,000 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,847 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,810 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,046 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,841 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,688 |
| Acres of oats | 342 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of turnips | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR AC | 34 |
| BAR BU | 538 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 538 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,601 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,238 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,686 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,224 |
| BWT BU | 3,601 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 2,046 |
| HAY TONS | 1,621 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 96 |
| Number of chickens | 952 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 100 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 37 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 110 |
| Number of milk cows | 252 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 102 |
| Number of other cattle | 356 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 86 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 660 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 375 |
| Number of swine | 69 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 111 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 342 |
| OAT BU | 6,238 |
| PEA BU | 27 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 6,686 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,442 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,635 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,621 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 184 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,635 |
| CATTLE KS | 96 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 162 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 230 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 392 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,442 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 107 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 467 |
| GEESE | 37 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 952 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 110 |
| HOUSES | 85 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 22 |
| HOUSES W | 85 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 93 |
| MD MALE | 94 |
| MD TOT | 187 |
| MILK COWS | 252 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 100 |
| OC TOT | 102 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 356 |
| OTHERS | 127 |
| SHEEP | 660 |
| SHEEP KS | 375 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 4,841 |
| SUP FOR | 9,847 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 2,000 |
| SUP SC | 2,810 |
| SUP TOT | 14,688 |
| SWINE | 69 |
| SWINE KS | 111 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 92 |
| TUR AC | 9 |
| TUR BU | 1,224 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182007— 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 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 S, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ham-s-qc182007-1891/.