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 |
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, Town—Ville, 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,479 total population, 757 males, 722 females, 471 married persons, 274 families, 237 married females, 234 married males, 51 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 957 single persons under 18, 512 single males under 18, 445 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 254 inhabited houses, 254 occupied houses, 39 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,403 bushels of potatoes, 4,941 bushels of oats, 1,610 bushels of other root crops, 541 bushels of turnips, 442 acres of hay crops, 323 tons of hay, 237 bushels of peas and beans, 201 bushels of corn, 148 bushels of buckwheat, 133 bushels of spring wheat, 60 bushels of barley, 52 acres of potatoes, 30 acres of wheat, 12 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,481 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:
QC097002— 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 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/.