Wickham, Quebec (1871 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 515. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.817°N, 72.408°W.
Population
In 1871, Wickham had a population of 515: 263 male and 252 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Wickham, 1861 (40.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wickham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 515 total population, 263 males, 252 females, 140 married persons, 83 families, 70 married females, 70 married males, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 356 single persons under 18, 185 single males under 18, 171 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 81 inhabited houses, 81 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 24,010 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC136007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wickham-qc136007-1871/.