Buckland, Quebec (1861 census)
Buckland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 406. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.559°N, 70.673°W.
Population
In 1861, Buckland had a population of 406: 225 male and 181 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 137 |
| 1861 | 406 |
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 Buckland, 1851 (52.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Buckland W-O, 1871 (83.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Buckland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 112 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 406 total population, 225 males, Male members of the family who are present: 220, 181 females, Female members of the family who are present: 180, 160 single males, 110 single females, 71 adult males unable to read or write, 67 married females, 61 married males, 39 adult females unable to read or write, 19 male births, 13 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 5, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 35 males aged 5 to 10, 31 married females aged 20 to 30, 29 single males aged 10 to 15, 23 married males aged 30 to 40, 22 females aged 5 to 10, 22 married males aged 20 to 30, 19 married females aged 30 to 40, 18 single females aged 10 to 15, 18 single males aged 15 to 20, 16 males aged 4 to 5, 16 single females aged 15 to 20, 13 single males aged 20 to 30, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 11 males aged 1 to 2, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 8 males aged 3 to 4, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 6 females age 3 to 4, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 305 French Canadians, 86 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 15 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $18,421 value farms (dollars), 9,947 pounds of maple sugar, 6,782 acres of land in farms, 5,859 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,186 bushels of potatoes, $4,145 value all livestock, 3,591 bushels of oats, 2,017 pounds of homemade butter, $1,870 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,475 bushels of barley, 923 acres of farmland under cultivation, 747 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, $738 value farm implements in dollars, 678 acres of farmland under crops, 355 bushels of buckwheat, 242 acres of farmland in pasture, 211 acres of oats, 162 pounds of wool produced on farms, 159 bushels of turnips, 132 bushels of peas, 114 acres of barley, 108 tons of hay, 103 bulls, oxen, or steers, 92 sheep, 92 swine, 81 occupants of farms, 80 bushels of spring wheat, 78 pounds of flax or hemp, 72 milk cows, 57 acres of potatoes, 49 calves and heifers, 47 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 42 acres of buckwheat, 40 bushels of rye, 39 horses aged over 3 years, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 22 acres of peas, $18 value garden and orchard crops, 10 bushels of carrots, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 acres of spring wheat, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 acres of rye, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 134 yards of flannel, 100 yards of linen, 63 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, 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:
QC017001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC017001— 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 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). "Buckland, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/buckland-qc017001-1861/.