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 density was 13.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 421 |
| 1881 | 760 |
| 1891 | 1,111 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 384 |
| Number of males | 376 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of married persons | 256 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 760 |
| Total population | 760 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 485 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 138 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 716 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 22 |
| BAR BU | 40 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 633 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,683 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,835 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 211 |
| CRN BU | 633 |
| HAY AC | 716 |
| HAY TONS | 524 |
| OAT BU | 6,683 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 319 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 3,835 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 524 |
| WHT AC | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 175 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 242 |
| C UNMD M | 243 |
| C UNMD TOT | 485 |
| D OCC | 138 |
| FEMALE | 384 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H INHAB | 138 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 376 |
| MD F | 128 |
| MD M | 128 |
| MD TOT | 256 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 84 |
| TUR BU | 62 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153035— 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/.