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 density was 18.1 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 289 |
| Number of families | 289 |
| Number of females | 923 |
| Number of males | 958 |
| Number of married females | 285 |
| Number of married males | 285 |
| Number of married persons | 570 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,881 |
| Total population | 1,881 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 606 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 657 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,263 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 289 |
| Number of occupied houses | 289 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,649 |
| Acres of potatoes | 325 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,281 |
| BAR BU | 263 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 263 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,368 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 735 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 62,066 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,085 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9,323 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,234 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,041 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,065 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,341 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,219 |
| BWT BU | 3,368 |
| CRN BU | 735 |
| HAY AC | 3,649 |
| HAY TONS | 3,292 |
| OAT BU | 62,066 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9,323 |
| POT AC | 325 |
| POT BU | 37,234 |
| RYE BU | 2,041 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,292 |
| WHT AC | 1,281 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,065 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,219 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 606 |
| C UNMD M | 657 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,263 |
| D OCC | 289 |
| FEMALE | 923 |
| GRA BU | 177 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 289 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 958 |
| MD F | 285 |
| MD M | 285 |
| MD TOT | 570 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,085 |
| TUR BU | 14,341 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
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/.