Bury, Quebec (1861 census)
Bury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 989. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28326460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1861, Bury had a population of 989: 764 male and 769 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 989 |
| 1871 | 1,215 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,621 |
| 1901 | 1,560 |
| 1911 | 1,668 |
| 1921 | 1,733 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Bury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 989 total population, 769 females, 764 males, Female members of the family who are present: 740, Male members of the family who are present: 689, 510 single males, 498 single females, 238 married females, 238 married males, 155 males attending school, 125 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 75, 33 adult males unable to read or write, 33 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 29, 22 male births, 21 female births, 17 adult females unable to read or write, 16 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 109 males aged 5 to 10, 96 single males aged 15 to 20, 94 females aged 5 to 10, 91 single males aged 10 to 15, 84 single females aged 15 to 20, 82 single females aged 20 to 30, 75 single females aged 10 to 15, 72 married females aged 20 to 30, 65 married females aged 30 to 40, 61 married males aged 20 to 30, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 58 married males aged 30 to 40, 58 single males aged 20 to 30, 52 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 males aged 1 to 2, 37 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 26 females age 3 to 4, 26 males aged 3 to 4, 22 males aged 4 to 5, 21 females aged 4 to 5, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 males aged 2 to 3, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 592 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 209 persons originating in England or Wales, 73 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 50 persons originating in Scotland, 36 persons originating in Ireland, 18 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. 5 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $165,236 value farms (dollars), $33,791 value all livestock, 27,035 pounds of maple sugar, 26,549 pounds of homemade butter, 20,621 bushels of oats, 20,249 acres of land in farms, 15,567 bushels of potatoes, 14,963 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,971 bushels of buckwheat, $8,750 value horses aged over 3 years, 5,286 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,856 value farm implements in dollars, 4,639 bushels of turnips, 3,168 acres of farmland under crops, 3,027 bushels of barley, 2,760 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,293 bushels of spring wheat, 2,115 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,338 sheep, 1,215 tons of hay, 668 acres of oats, 482 calves and heifers, $442 value garden and orchard crops, 318 acres of buckwheat, 308 milk cows, 229 bushels of peas, 200 barrels of pork, 174 bulls, oxen, or steers, 168 swine, 163 occupants of farms, 161 acres of spring wheat, 145 acres of barley, 131 horses aged over 3 years, 124 barrels of beef, 107 acres of potatoes, 86 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 74 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 70 bushels of rye, 60 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 pounds of flax or hemp, 35 bushels of corn, 25 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 8 acres of peas, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of rye, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of corn, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,650 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,820 yards of flannel, 404 yards of fulled cloth, 102 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC016001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28326460
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). "Bury, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bury-qc016001-1861/.