Notre-Dame de Buckland, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre-Dame de Buckland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,199. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3344575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.620°N, 70.552°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre-Dame de Buckland had a population of 1,199: 638 male and 561 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,199 |
| 1901 | 1,069 |
| 1911 | 1,119 |
| 1921 | 987 |
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, Notre-Dame de Buckland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,199 total population, 638 males, 561 females, 357 married persons, 202 families, 179 married females, 178 married males, 28 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 814 single persons under 18, 448 single males under 18, 366 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,199 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 171 houses, 171 houses built of wood, 171 houses of 1 story, 171 occupied houses, 50 houses of 4 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 40,303 pounds of homemade butter, 23,574 acres of land in farms, 12,763 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,507 bushels of potatoes, 10,900 bushels of oats, 10,811 acres of improved land in farms, 6,219 acres of farmland under crops, 4,551 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,879 acres of hay crops, 3,551 bushels of buckwheat, 3,038 bushels of barley, 2,590 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,788 tons of hay, 1,144 bushels of spring wheat, 966 acres of oats, 828 chickens, 827 sheep, 737 milk cows, 557 sheep slaughtered or sold, 416 swine slaughtered or sold, 359 bushels of turnips, 320 other cattle, 311 bushels of peas, 285 cattle killed or sold, 236 bushels of rye, 222 swine, 221 acres of barley, 187 occupants of farms, 186 farm occupants who own their land, 175 oxen, 161 horses aged over 3 years, 146 acres of wheat, 116 acres of potatoes, 95 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 82 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 other fowl, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3344575
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland
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). "Notre-Dame de Buckland, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-buckland-qc141003-1891/.