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 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 density was 21.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Buckingham shared boundaries with:
- Buckingham, Village
- L'Ange Gardien
- Lochaber W-O
- Mulgrave & Derry
- Portland E
- Portland W-O
- St. Malachie
- Templeton E
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 292 |
| Number of families | 292 |
| Number of females | 898 |
| Number of males | 984 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 261 |
| Number of married persons | 521 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,882 |
| Total population | 1,882 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 603 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 708 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,311 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 283 |
| Number of occupied houses | 284 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,184 |
| Acres of potatoes | 276 |
| Acres of wheat | 507 |
| BAR BU | 972 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 972 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,519 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,183 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,125 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 571 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,854 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,271 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 284 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,440 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,486 |
| BWT BU | 3,519 |
| CRN BU | 2,183 |
| HAY AC | 3,184 |
| HAY TONS | 3,133 |
| OAT BU | 42,125 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,854 |
| POT AC | 276 |
| POT BU | 23,271 |
| RYE BU | 284 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,133 |
| WHT AC | 507 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,440 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 603 |
| C UNMD M | 708 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,311 |
| D OCC | 284 |
| FEMALE | 898 |
| GRA BU | 86 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 283 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 984 |
| MD F | 260 |
| MD M | 261 |
| MD TOT | 521 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 571 |
| TUR BU | 3,486 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097001— 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 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/.