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 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 density was 13.3 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Bury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 216 |
| Number of females | 591 |
| Number of males | 624 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 396 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 1,215 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 416 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 791 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 208 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,678 |
| BWT BU | 10,408 |
| CRN BU | 474 |
| HAY AC | 2,673 |
| HAY TONS | 2,472 |
| OAT BU | 13,913 |
| PEA BU | 392 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 28,382 |
| Total area (acres) | 49,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,048 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 165 |
| AREA | 49,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 200 |
| CD | 142 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 216 |
| FEMALE | 591 |
| GRA BU | 148 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 208 |
| INHABITED | 208 |
| MALE | 624 |
| MARRIED F | 197 |
| MARRIED M | 199 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 396 |
| POPULATION | 1,215 |
| ROOT BU | 251 |
| SINGLE F | 375 |
| SINGLE M | 416 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 791 |
| TUR BU | 4,274 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
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: 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 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/.