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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 594 total population, 330 males, 264 females, 187 married persons, 107 families, 94 married males, 93 married females, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 392 single persons under 18, 230 single males under 18, 162 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 467 French Canadians, 127 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 92 occupied houses, 85 houses, 85 houses built of wood, 81 houses of 1 story, 29 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,635 pounds of homemade butter, 14,688 acres of land in farms, 9,847 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,686 bushels of potatoes, 6,238 bushels of oats, 4,841 acres of improved land in farms, 3,601 bushels of buckwheat, 2,810 acres of farmland under crops, 2,442 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,046 acres of hay crops, 2,000 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,621 tons of hay, 1,224 bushels of turnips, 952 chickens, 660 sheep, 538 bushels of barley, 375 sheep slaughtered or sold, 356 other cattle, 342 acres of oats, 252 milk cows, 184 bushels of spring wheat, 111 swine slaughtered or sold, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 102 occupants of farms, 100 farm occupants who own their land, 96 cattle killed or sold, 86 oxen, 69 swine, 64 acres of potatoes, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 47 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 geese, 34 acres of barley, 32 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 30 bushels of corn, 27 bushels of peas, 19 acres of wheat, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 9 acres of turnips, 9 ducks, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 turkeys, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.