Wickham, Quebec (1881 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 435. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.817°N, 72.408°W.
Population
In 1881, Wickham had a population of 435: 227 male and 208 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wickham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 435 total population, 227 males, 208 females, 121 married persons, 84 families, 61 married males, 60 married females, 10 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 304 single persons under 18, 162 single males under 18, 142 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 71 occupied houses, 70 inhabited houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,486 bushels of oats, 4,881 bushels of potatoes, 811 acres of hay crops, 757 tons of hay, 622 bushels of spring wheat, 510 bushels of buckwheat, 473 bushels of turnips, 351 bushels of peas and beans, 322 bushels of corn, 137 bushels of barley, 122 bushels of other root crops, 68 acres of potatoes, 62 acres of wheat, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 14 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 435 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wickham-qc052008-1881/.