Wickham W-O, Quebec (1881 census)
Wickham W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.753°N, 72.482°W.
Population
In 1881, Wickham W-O had a population of 760: 376 male and 384 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 421 |
| 1881 | 760 |
| 1891 | 1,111 |
| 1911 | 1,328 |
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 W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 760 total population, 384 females, 376 males, 256 married persons, 140 families, 128 married females, 128 married males, 19 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 485 single persons under 18, 243 single males under 18, 242 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 138 inhabited houses, 138 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,683 bushels of oats, 3,835 bushels of potatoes, 716 acres of hay crops, 633 bushels of corn, 524 tons of hay, 319 bushels of peas and beans, 211 bushels of buckwheat, 175 bushels of spring wheat, 84 bushels of other root crops, 62 bushels of turnips, 57 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of barley, 22 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of rye, 8 bushels of winter wheat, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 760 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158033— 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 W-O, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wickham-w-o-qc052007-1881/.