Buckingham, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
Buckingham, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,186. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2927470. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.585°N, 75.419°W.
Population
In 1861, Buckingham, Village had a population of 1,186: 585 male and 601 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,186 |
| 1871 | 1,301 |
| 1881 | 1,479 |
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, 1851 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Buckingham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 94 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,186 total population, 601 females, 585 males, Female members of the family who are present: 532, Male members of the family who are present: 519, 396 single females, 392 single males, 201 married females, 192 married males, 103 adult females unable to read or write, 102 adult males unable to read or write, 90 females attending school, 77 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 69, Males present who are not members of the family: 66, 34 female births, 28 male births, 4 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 85 females aged 5 to 10, 83 males aged 5 to 10, 82 single females aged 10 to 15, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 74 married males aged 30 to 40, 71 married females aged 30 to 40, 65 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 single males aged 10 to 15, 57 single males aged 20 to 30, 55 single males aged 15 to 20, 47 married males aged 40 to 50, 39 married males aged 20 to 30, 31 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 females age 3 to 4, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 24 single females aged 20 to 30, 23 females aged 4 to 5, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 females of unknown age, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 males of unknown age, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 555 French Canadians, 398 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 160 persons originating in Ireland, 25 persons originating in England or Wales, 19 persons originating in Scotland, 14 persons originating in the United States, 8 persons whose origin is unknown, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 Indigenous males, 1 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $12,800 value farms (dollars), 3,300 bushels of oats, 2,630 bushels of potatoes, 1,070 acres of land in farms, $950 value farm implements in dollars, 543 acres of farmland under cultivation, 526 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 364 acres of farmland under crops, 320 bushels of turnips, 176 acres of farmland in pasture, 170 bushels of peas, 94 acres of oats, $93 value garden and orchard crops, 80 bushels of buckwheat, 24 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 23 acres of potatoes, 11 acres of peas, 8 occupants of farms, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 acres of turnips, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2927470
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/buckingham-village-qc039011-1861/.