Bury, Quebec (1881 census)
Bury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,605. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1881, Bury had a population of 1,605: 844 male and 761 female residents. Population density was 17.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 783 |
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Bury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 301 |
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of females | 761 |
| Number of males | 844 |
| Number of married females | 262 |
| Number of married males | 260 |
| Number of married persons | 522 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP TOT | 1,605 |
| Total population | 1,605 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 451 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 573 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,024 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 296 |
| Number of occupied houses | 296 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,186 |
| Acres of potatoes | 197 |
| Acres of wheat | 278 |
| BAR BU | 3,203 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,203 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,954 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,328 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 602 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,386 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,823 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,010 |
| BWT BU | 6,954 |
| CRN BU | 102 |
| HAY AC | 4,186 |
| HAY TONS | 4,396 |
| OAT BU | 18,328 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 621 |
| POT AC | 197 |
| POT BU | 17,386 |
| RYE BU | 18 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,396 |
| WHT AC | 278 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,823 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 451 |
| C UNMD M | 573 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,024 |
| D OCC | 296 |
| FEMALE | 761 |
| GRA BU | 204 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 296 |
| H UNINH | 27 |
| MALE | 844 |
| MD F | 262 |
| MD M | 260 |
| MD TOT | 522 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 602 |
| TUR BU | 6,010 |
| WID F | 48 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051003— 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). "Bury, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bury-qc054010-1881/.