Wickham W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
Wickham W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,111. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.753°N, 72.482°W.
Population
In 1891, Wickham W-O had a population of 1,111: 567 male and 544 female residents. Population density was 19.9 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Wickham W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 193 |
| Number of families | 193 |
| Number of females | 544 |
| Number of males | 567 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 387 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 544 |
| POP M | 567 |
| POP TOT | 1,111 |
| Total population | 1,111 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 694 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,009 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 102 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 181 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 181 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 150 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 181 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,621 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,897 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,816 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,611 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,504 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,401 |
| Acres of oats | 734 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 97 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 191 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,214 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,185 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,021 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,981 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 910 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 236 |
| BWT BU | 1,214 |
| CRN BU | 1,185 |
| HAY AC | 1,611 |
| HAY TONS | 1,204 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 185 |
| Number of chickens | 1,714 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 138 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 203 |
| Number of milk cows | 422 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 142 |
| Number of other cattle | 236 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 649 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 207 |
| Number of swine | 366 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 238 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 734 |
| OAT BU | 10,021 |
| PEA BU | 724 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 9,981 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,750 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 171 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,407 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,180 |
| RYE BU | 48 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,204 |
| WHT AC | 97 |
| WHT SP BU | 910 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 26 |
| A 11 50 | 43 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 51 |
| BEN BU | 27 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,180 |
| CATTLE KS | 185 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,750 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 331 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 363 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 694 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 171 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 193 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,407 |
| FRN CA | 1,009 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,714 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 203 |
| HOUSES | 181 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 150 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 53 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 181 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 196 |
| MD MALE | 191 |
| MD TOT | 387 |
| MILK COWS | 422 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 138 |
| OC TOT | 142 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 236 |
| OTHERS | 102 |
| SHEEP | 649 |
| SHEEP KS | 207 |
| SUP AM | 4,504 |
| SUP FOR | 8,897 |
| SUP JV | 67 |
| SUP PAT | 1,621 |
| SUP SC | 2,816 |
| SUP TOT | 13,401 |
| SWINE | 366 |
| SWINE KS | 238 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 181 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 236 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153035— 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 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 W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wickham-w-o-qc153035-1891/.