Buckingham, Quebec (1881 census)
Buckingham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,882. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.636°N, 75.442°W.
Population
In 1881, Buckingham had a population of 1,882: 984 male and 898 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,587 |
| 1881 | 1,882 |
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, Buckingham shared boundaries with:
- Buckingham, Village
- Lochaber W-O
- Mulgrave, Derry
- Portland E
- Portland W-O
- St. Malachie
- Ste. Justine de Newton
- Templeton E
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,882 total population, 984 males, 898 females, 521 married persons, 292 families, 261 married males, 260 married females, 50 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,311 single persons under 18, 708 single males under 18, 603 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 284 occupied houses, 283 inhabited houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 42,125 bushels of oats, 23,271 bushels of potatoes, 3,854 bushels of peas and beans, 3,519 bushels of buckwheat, 3,486 bushels of turnips, 3,440 bushels of spring wheat, 3,184 acres of hay crops, 3,133 tons of hay, 2,183 bushels of corn, 972 bushels of barley, 571 bushels of other root crops, 507 acres of wheat, 284 bushels of rye, 276 acres of potatoes, 86 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,882 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:
QC097001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242700
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). "Buckingham, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/buckingham-qc097001-1881/.