Buckingham, Quebec (1871 census)
Buckingham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.636°N, 75.442°W.
Population
In 1871, Buckingham had a population of 1,587: 808 male and 779 female residents. Population density was 18.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,204 |
| 1861 | 2,417 |
| 1871 | 1,587 |
| 1881 | 1,882 |
| 1891 | 2,186 |
| 1901 | 1,291 |
| 1911 | 1,394 |
| 1921 | 592 |
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 Buckingham, 1861 (74.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Buckingham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 260 |
| Number of females | 779 |
| Number of males | 808 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 223 |
| Number of married persons | 445 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| Total population | 1,587 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 534 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 574 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,108 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 234 |
| Number of occupied houses | 334 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 15 |
| BWT BU | 1,664 |
| CRN BU | 807 |
| HAY AC | 2,959 |
| HAY TONS | 2,712 |
| OAT BU | 19,648 |
| PEA BU | 1,905 |
| POT AC | 304 |
| POT BU | 29,451 |
| Total area (acres) | 519,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,801 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 182 |
| AREA | 519,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 155 |
| CD | 94 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 260 |
| FEMALE | 779 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 334 |
| INHABITED | 234 |
| MALE | 808 |
| MARRIED F | 222 |
| MARRIED M | 223 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 445 |
| POPULATION | 1,587 |
| ROOT BU | 747 |
| SINGLE F | 534 |
| SINGLE M | 574 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,108 |
| TUR BU | 1,922 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062008— 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 1871 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). "Buckingham, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/buckingham-qc094001-1871/.