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 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 density was 17.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Bury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 331 |
| Number of families | 331 |
| Number of females | 765 |
| Number of males | 856 |
| Number of married females | 273 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 545 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| POP F | 765 |
| POP M | 856 |
| POP TOT | 1,621 |
| Total population | 1,621 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 566 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,009 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 64 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,557 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 12 |
| Number of houses | 308 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 308 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 143 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 140 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 294 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 207 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,962 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,727 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,987 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,533 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,156 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,883 |
| Acres of oats | 794 |
| Acres of potatoes | 157 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 167 |
| BAR AC | 294 |
| BAR BU | 5,989 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,989 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,367 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,665 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 143 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,940 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,809 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,734 |
| BWT BU | 7,367 |
| CRN BU | 139 |
| HAY AC | 4,533 |
| HAY TONS | 5,235 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,391 |
| Number of chickens | 4,004 |
| Number of ducks | 291 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 307 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 158 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 211 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 424 |
| Number of milk cows | 827 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 331 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,446 |
| Number of other fowl | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 126 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 2,329 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,744 |
| Number of swine | 719 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 694 |
| Number of turkeys | 62 |
| OAT AC | 794 |
| OAT BU | 19,665 |
| PEA BU | 143 |
| POT AC | 157 |
| POT BU | 23,940 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,396 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,503 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,364 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 83,000 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,235 |
| WHT AC | 167 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,809 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 126 |
| BEN BU | 155 |
| BUTTER LB | 83,000 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,391 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,396 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 443 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 566 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,009 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,503 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 211 |
| DUCKS | 291 |
| FAMILIES | 331 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,364 |
| FRN CA | 64 |
| GEESE | 158 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,004 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 424 |
| HOUSES | 308 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 140 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 308 |
| INF 11 A | 40 |
| MD FEM | 273 |
| MD MALE | 272 |
| MD TOT | 545 |
| MILK COWS | 827 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 307 |
| OC TOT | 331 |
| OTHER FOWL | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,446 |
| OTHERS | 1,557 |
| SHEEP | 2,329 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,744 |
| SUP AM | 14,156 |
| SUP FOR | 19,727 |
| SUP JV | 207 |
| SUP PAT | 5,962 |
| SUP SC | 7,987 |
| SUP TOT | 33,883 |
| SWINE | 719 |
| SWINE KS | 694 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 320 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 8,734 |
| TURKEY | 62 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 12 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 67 |
| WORKING OX | 80 |
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: 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 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/.