Wickham, Quebec (1881 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 435. 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 density was 10.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 574 |
| 1861 | 856 |
| 1871 | 515 |
| 1881 | 435 |
| 1891 | 499 |
| 1901 | 468 |
| 1911 | 530 |
| 1921 | 711 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 84 |
| Number of families | 84 |
| Number of females | 208 |
| Number of males | 227 |
| Number of married females | 60 |
| Number of married males | 61 |
| Number of married persons | 121 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 435 |
| Total population | 435 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 142 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 162 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 304 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 70 |
| Number of occupied houses | 71 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 811 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of wheat | 62 |
| BAR BU | 137 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,486 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,881 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 622 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 473 |
| BWT BU | 510 |
| CRN BU | 322 |
| HAY AC | 811 |
| HAY TONS | 757 |
| OAT BU | 10,486 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 351 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 4,881 |
| RYE BU | 14 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 757 |
| WHT AC | 62 |
| WHT SP BU | 622 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 142 |
| C UNMD M | 162 |
| C UNMD TOT | 304 |
| D OCC | 71 |
| FEMALE | 208 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 70 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 227 |
| MD F | 60 |
| MD M | 61 |
| MD TOT | 121 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 122 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 473 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054014— 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 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/.