St. Adrien de Ham, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Adrien de Ham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 453. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911819. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 71.739°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Adrien de Ham had a population of 453: 247 male and 206 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 453 |
| 1891 | 507 |
| 1901 | 659 |
| 1911 | 851 |
| 1921 | 864 |
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 Ham, N, 1871 (32.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Adrien de Ham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 453 total population, 247 males, 206 females, 137 married persons, 71 families, 69 married males, 68 married females, 5 widowed males, 5 widowed persons. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 311 single persons under 18, 173 single males under 18, 138 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 63 inhabited houses, 63 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,529 bushels of buckwheat, 3,073 bushels of potatoes, 2,171 bushels of oats, 667 bushels of turnips, 289 acres of hay crops, 255 tons of hay, 221 bushels of barley, 194 bushels of spring wheat, 78 bushels of rye, 60 bushels of corn, 56 bushels of other root crops, 54 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 bushels of peas and beans, 35 acres of potatoes, 23 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 453 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:
QC053014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911819
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). "St. Adrien de Ham, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-adrien-de-ham-qc053014-1881/.