Buckingham, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Buckingham, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.585°N, 75.419°W.
Population
In 1871, Buckingham, Village had a population of 1,301: 647 male and 654 female residents. Population density was 791.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,186 |
| 1871 | 1,301 |
| 1881 | 1,479 |
| 1891 | 2,239 |
| 1901 | 2,936 |
| 1911 | 3,854 |
| 1921 | 3,835 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Buckingham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 245 |
| Number of females | 654 |
| Number of males | 647 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 374 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 1,301 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 427 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 442 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 869 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 218 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 18 |
| CRN BU | 47 |
| HAY AC | 233 |
| HAY TONS | 164 |
| OAT BU | 2,420 |
| PEA BU | 55 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 6,125 |
| WHT SP BU | 50 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 54 |
| CD | 94 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 245 |
| FEMALE | 654 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 218 |
| INHABITED | 218 |
| MALE | 647 |
| MARRIED F | 189 |
| MARRIED M | 185 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 374 |
| POPULATION | 1,301 |
| ROOT BU | 36 |
| SINGLE F | 427 |
| SINGLE M | 442 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 869 |
| TUR BU | 30 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 38 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062057— 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, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/buckingham-village-qc094002-1871/.