St. Adrien de Ham, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Adrien de Ham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 507. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911819. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.823°N, 71.739°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Adrien de Ham had a population of 507: 270 male and 237 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Adrien de Ham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 507 total population, 270 males, 237 females, 176 married persons, 91 families, 88 married females, 88 married males, 6 widowed persons, 5.60 average size of families, 5 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 325 single persons under 18, 177 single males under 18, 148 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 503 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 87 occupied houses, 78 houses, 78 houses built of wood, 78 houses of 1 story, 34 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 8 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,565 pounds of homemade butter, 9,819 acres of land in farms, 6,717 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,708 bushels of potatoes, 3,388 bushels of oats, 3,102 acres of improved land in farms, 2,858 bushels of buckwheat, 1,950 acres of farmland under crops, 1,507 acres of hay crops, 1,232 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,124 acres of farmland in pasture, 842 tons of hay, 612 bushels of turnips, 596 chickens, 463 sheep, 336 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 227 acres of oats, 209 sheep slaughtered or sold, 203 other cattle, 150 milk cows, 124 bushels of barley, 124 bushels of spring wheat, 96 swine slaughtered or sold, 90 occupants of farms, 88 farm occupants who own their land, 75 horses aged over 3 years, 65 swine, 54 oxen, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 39 acres of potatoes, 39 cattle killed or sold, 34 bushels of peas, 34 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 22 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 acres of wheat, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 13 other fowl, 12 acres of barley, 12 bushels of corn, 10 geese, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 ducks, 2 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182014— 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 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). "St. Adrien de Ham, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-adrien-de-ham-qc182014-1891/.