Masham, Quebec (1881 census)
Masham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.683°N, 76.039°W.
Population
In 1881, Masham had a population of 1,881: 958 male and 923 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 998 |
| 1861 | 1,764 |
| 1871 | 1,904 |
| 1881 | 1,881 |
| 1891 | 2,103 |
| 1901 | 2,081 |
| 1911 | 2,009 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Masham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,881 total population, 958 males, 923 females, 570 married persons, 289 families, 285 married females, 285 married males, 48 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,263 single persons under 18, 657 single males under 18, 606 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 289 inhabited houses, 289 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 62,066 bushels of oats, 37,234 bushels of potatoes, 14,341 bushels of turnips, 9,323 bushels of peas and beans, 5,065 bushels of spring wheat, 4,085 bushels of other root crops, 3,649 acres of hay crops, 3,368 bushels of buckwheat, 3,292 tons of hay, 2,041 bushels of rye, 1,281 acres of wheat, 1,219 bushels of winter wheat, 735 bushels of corn, 325 acres of potatoes, 263 bushels of barley, 177 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,881 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205015— 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). "Masham, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/masham-qc097032-1881/.