Buckland, Quebec (1851 census)
Buckland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 137. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.584°N, 70.628°W.
Population
In 1851, Buckland had a population of 137: 66 male and 71 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Buckland, 1861 (52.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Buckland E, 1861 (47.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Buckland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 137 total population, Female members of the family who are present: 71, 71 females, Male members of the family who are present: 66, 66 males, 46 single females, 41 single males, 24 families, 24 married females, 24 married males, 2 female births, 2 females attending school, 2 male births, 2 males attending school, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 11 single males aged 10 to 15, 10 males aged 5 to 10, 9 females aged 5 to 10, 9 married females aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 10 to 15, 7 married females aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 15 to 20, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 married females aged 30 to 40, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 females under age 1, 4 males under age 1, 4 single males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 females age 3 to 4, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 121 French Canadians, 11 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 27,820 bushels of oats, 23,675 tons of hay, 8,782 acres of land in farms, 7,413 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,986 pounds of homemade butter, 2,437 bushels of potatoes, 2,179 acres of oats, 2,100 pounds of maple sugar, 1,369 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,353 bushels of peas, 811 acres of farmland under crops, 558 acres of farmland in pasture, 455 pounds of wool produced on farms, 348 bushels of turnips, 322 bushels of barley, 218 sheep, 182 acres of peas, 154 bushels of wheat, 141 bushels of rye, 118 milk cows, 92 pounds of flax or hemp, 76 calves and heifers, 74 occupants of farms, 72 swine, 59 barrels of pork, 58 acres of potatoes, 52 horses, 44 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 33 acres of barley, 24 acres of wheat, 24 bulls, oxen, or steers, 21 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 13 bushels of buckwheat, 12 acres of rye, 4 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 173 yards of flannel, 97 yards of fulled cloth, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, grist mills returning capital, saw mill plants, saw mills, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills powered by water, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills returning capital, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049011— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/buckland-qc049011-1851/.