Wickham, Quebec (1891 census)
Wickham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 499. 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 density was 11.9 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Wickham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 82 |
| Number of families | 82 |
| Number of females | 238 |
| Number of males | 261 |
| Number of married females | 81 |
| Number of married males | 81 |
| Number of married persons | 162 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP F | 238 |
| POP M | 261 |
| POP TOT | 499 |
| Total population | 499 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 154 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 171 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 325 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 394 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 105 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 82 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 82 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 73 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 82 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,214 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,499 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,451 |
| Acres of hay crops | 746 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,680 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,179 |
| Acres of oats | 623 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 57 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 391 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 391 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,639 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,974 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 287 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,130 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 684 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 923 |
| BWT BU | 1,639 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 25 |
| CRN BU | 195 |
| HAY AC | 746 |
| HAY TONS | 796 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 108 |
| Number of chickens | 930 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 74 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 20 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 126 |
| Number of milk cows | 187 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 81 |
| Number of other cattle | 181 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 373 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 179 |
| Number of swine | 81 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 112 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 623 |
| OAT BU | 8,974 |
| PEA BU | 287 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 9,130 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,370 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 188 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,244 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,225 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 796 |
| WHT AC | 57 |
| WHT SP BU | 684 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 108 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,370 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 154 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 171 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 325 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 188 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 20 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 82 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,244 |
| FRN CA | 394 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 930 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 126 |
| HOUSES | 82 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 73 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 27 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 82 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 81 |
| MD MALE | 81 |
| MD TOT | 162 |
| MILK COWS | 187 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 74 |
| OC TOT | 81 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 181 |
| OTHERS | 105 |
| SHEEP | 373 |
| SHEEP KS | 179 |
| SILOS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 3,680 |
| SUP FOR | 4,499 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 1,214 |
| SUP SC | 2,451 |
| SUP TOT | 8,179 |
| SWINE | 81 |
| SWINE KS | 112 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 82 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 923 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153034— 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 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/.