Wickham, Quebec (1891 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 499. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3567912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.817°N, 72.408°W.
Population
In 1891, Wickham had a population of 499: 261 male and 238 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Wickham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 499 total population, 261 males, 238 females, 162 married persons, 82 families, 81 married females, 81 married males, 12 widowed persons, 9 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 325 single persons under 18, 171 single males under 18, 154 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 394 French Canadians, 105 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 82 houses, 82 houses built of wood, 82 occupied houses, 73 houses of 1 story, 27 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,225 pounds of homemade butter, 9,130 bushels of potatoes, 8,974 bushels of oats, 8,179 acres of land in farms, 4,499 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,680 acres of improved land in farms, 2,451 acres of farmland under crops, 2,370 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,639 bushels of buckwheat, 1,244 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,214 acres of farmland in pasture, 930 chickens, 923 bushels of turnips, 796 tons of hay, 746 acres of hay crops, 684 bushels of spring wheat, 623 acres of oats, 391 bushels of barley, 373 sheep, 287 bushels of peas, 195 bushels of corn, 188 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 187 milk cows, 181 other cattle, 179 sheep slaughtered or sold, 126 horses aged over 3 years, 112 swine slaughtered or sold, 108 cattle killed or sold, 97 acres of potatoes, 81 occupants of farms, 81 swine, 74 farm occupants who own their land, 57 acres of wheat, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 bushels of beans, 36 bushels of rye, Capacity of silos (tons): 25, 24 acres of barley, 24 geese, 20 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 acres of turnips, 11 turkeys, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 oxen, 5 ducks, 5 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153034— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wickham-qc153034-1891/.