Wickham, Quebec (1861 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 856. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.781°N, 72.444°W.
Population
In 1861, Wickham had a population of 856: 451 male and 405 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 856 |
| 1871 | 515 |
| 1881 | 435 |
| 1891 | 499 |
| 1901 | 468 |
| 1911 | 530 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wickham, 1871 (40.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wickham W-O, 1871 (53.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Wickham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 856 total population, 451 males, Male members of the family who are present: 429, 405 females, Female members of the family who are present: 384, 332 single males, 287 single females, 114 married males, 107 married females, 71 males attending school, 57 females attending school, 47 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, Females present who are not members of the family: 21, 20 adult females unable to read or write, 19 female births, 19 male births, 11 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 2 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 67 single males aged 20 to 30, 63 females aged 5 to 10, 60 single males aged 10 to 15, 59 males aged 5 to 10, 57 single females aged 15 to 20, 51 single males aged 15 to 20, 47 single females aged 10 to 15, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 34 single females aged 20 to 30, 31 married females aged 20 to 30, 29 married males aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 30 to 40, 27 married females aged 40 to 50, 18 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 17 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 females age 3 to 4, 15 married males aged 50 to 60, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 males aged 3 to 4, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 9 married males aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 females aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 495 French Canadians, 248 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 63 persons originating in Ireland, 23 persons originating in Scotland, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $123,860 value farms (dollars), 22,778 pounds of maple sugar, $21,127 value all livestock, 20,363 pounds of homemade butter, 19,275 bushels of potatoes, 13,022 bushels of oats, 12,282 acres of land in farms, $9,217 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,000 bushels of turnips, 8,416 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,397 bushels of buckwheat, $4,084 value farm implements in dollars, 3,866 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,683 bushels of spring wheat, 2,308 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,229 acres of farmland under crops, 1,637 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,215 bushels of rye, 823 acres of oats, 754 bushels of peas, 696 sheep, 626 pounds of flax or hemp, 600 pounds of hops, 510 bushels of corn, 403 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 400 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 392 acres of potatoes, 363 calves and heifers, 325 tons of hay, 304 milk cows, 263 acres of spring wheat, 252 bulls, oxen, or steers, 230 swine, 229 barrels of pork, 207 acres of buckwheat, $159 value garden and orchard crops, 138 horses aged over 3 years, 128 bushels of barley, 121 occupants of farms, 116 barrels of beef, 102 acres of rye, 99 bushels of carrots, 78 acres of peas, 57 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 51 acres of turnips, 50 acres of corn, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 21 bushels of beans, 20 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 acres of barley, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of winter wheat, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,852 yards of flannel, 1,400 yards of fulled cloth, 1,199 yards of linen, $331 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 109 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 1 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC018007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158032— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3567912
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Wickham, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wickham-qc018007-1861/.