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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q28326460. 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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Bury 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 1,605 total population, 844 males, 761 females, 522 married persons, 301 families, 262 married females, 260 married males, 59 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,024 single persons under 18, 573 single males under 18, 451 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 296 inhabited houses, 296 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,328 bushels of oats, 17,386 bushels of potatoes, 6,954 bushels of buckwheat, 6,010 bushels of turnips, 4,396 tons of hay, 4,186 acres of hay crops, 3,823 bushels of spring wheat, 3,203 bushels of barley, 621 bushels of peas and beans, 602 bushels of other root crops, 278 acres of wheat, 204 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 197 acres of potatoes, 102 bushels of corn, 18 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,605 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:
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: Q28326460
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/.