Buckland W-O, Quebec (1881 census)
Buckland W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 541. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.564°N, 70.666°W.
Population
In 1881, Buckland W-O had a population of 541: 279 male and 262 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 603 |
| 1881 | 541 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Buckland W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 541 total population, 279 males, 262 females, 159 married persons, 92 families, 80 married females, 79 married males, 13 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 369 single persons under 18, 192 single males under 18, 177 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 89 inhabited houses, 89 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,847 bushels of potatoes, 4,591 bushels of oats, 2,709 bushels of buckwheat, 1,168 bushels of barley, 1,163 acres of hay crops, 447 bushels of turnips, 430 tons of hay, 204 bushels of peas and beans, 145 bushels of other root crops, 116 bushels of spring wheat, 56 acres of potatoes, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 541 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:
QC047011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047011— 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 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). "Buckland W-O, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/buckland-w-o-qc047011-1881/.