Wickham, Quebec (1871 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 515. 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 density was 12.3 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).
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 83 |
| Number of females | 252 |
| Number of males | 263 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 70 |
| Number of married persons | 140 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 515 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 185 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 356 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 81 |
| Number of occupied houses | 81 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 13 |
| BWT BU | 2,310 |
| CRN BU | 622 |
| HAY AC | 871 |
| HAY TONS | 765 |
| OAT BU | 10,541 |
| PEA BU | 428 |
| POT AC | 112 |
| POT BU | 15,167 |
| RYE BU | 61 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,010 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,655 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 148 |
| AREA | 24,010 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 64 |
| CD | 136 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 83 |
| FEMALE | 252 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 81 |
| INHABITED | 81 |
| MALE | 263 |
| MARRIED F | 70 |
| MARRIED M | 70 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 140 |
| POPULATION | 515 |
| ROOT BU | 120 |
| SINGLE F | 171 |
| SINGLE M | 185 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 356 |
| TUR BU | 593 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 11 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC136007— 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 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/.