Bury, Quebec (1891 census)
Bury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,621. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28326460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.514°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1891, Bury had a population of 1,621: 856 male and 765 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Bury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,621 total population, 856 males, 765 females, 545 married persons, 331 families, 273 married females, 272 married males, 67 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,009 single persons under 18, 566 single males under 18, 443 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,557 persons who are not French Canadian, 64 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 320 occupied houses, 308 houses, 308 houses built of wood, 165 houses of 1 story, 143 houses of 2 stories, 140 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 53 houses of 5 rooms, 51 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 13 uninhabited houses, 12 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 83,000 pounds of homemade butter, 33,883 acres of land in farms, 23,940 bushels of potatoes, 19,727 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,665 bushels of oats, 14,156 acres of improved land in farms, 11,503 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 8,734 bushels of turnips, 7,987 acres of farmland under crops, 7,367 bushels of buckwheat, 5,989 bushels of barley, 5,962 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,235 tons of hay, 4,533 acres of hay crops, 4,364 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,004 chickens, 2,809 bushels of spring wheat, 2,329 sheep, 1,744 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,446 other cattle, 1,396 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,391 cattle killed or sold, 827 milk cows, 794 acres of oats, 719 swine, 694 swine slaughtered or sold, 424 horses aged over 3 years, 331 occupants of farms, 307 farm occupants who own their land, 294 acres of barley, 291 ducks, 211 horses aged 3 years and under, 207 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 167 acres of wheat, 158 geese, 157 acres of potatoes, 155 bushels of beans, 143 bushels of peas, 139 bushels of corn, 126 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 94 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 80 oxen, 62 turkeys, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 29 acres of turnips, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 other fowl, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 17 bushels of rye, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150002— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bury-qc150002-1891/.