Bury, Quebec (1871 census)
Bury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,215. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28326460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1871, Bury had a population of 1,215: 624 male and 591 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Bury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,215 total population, 624 males, 591 females, 396 married persons, 216 families, 199 married males, 197 married females, 28 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 791 single persons under 18, 416 single males under 18, 375 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 208 inhabited houses, 208 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 49,700 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bury-qc142008-1871/.