Buckingham, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Buckingham, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,479. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2927470. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.585°N, 75.419°W.
Population
In 1881, Buckingham, Village had a population of 1,479: 757 male and 722 female residents.
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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Buckingham, Village, 1891 (90.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Buckingham, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 274 |
| Number of families | 274 |
| Number of females | 722 |
| Number of males | 757 |
| Number of married females | 237 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 471 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP TOT | 1,479 |
| Total population | 1,479 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 512 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 957 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 254 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 39 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 442 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 30 |
| BAR BU | 60 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,941 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,610 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,403 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 541 |
| BWT BU | 148 |
| CRN BU | 201 |
| HAY AC | 442 |
| HAY TONS | 323 |
| OAT BU | 4,941 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 237 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 6,403 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 323 |
| WHT AC | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 133 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 445 |
| C UNMD M | 512 |
| C UNMD TOT | 957 |
| D OCC | 254 |
| FEMALE | 722 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 254 |
| H UNINH | 39 |
| MALE | 757 |
| MD F | 237 |
| MD M | 234 |
| MD TOT | 471 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,610 |
| TUR BU | 541 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062057— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2927470
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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/buckingham-village-qc097002-1881/.