Acton, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Acton, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,861. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141960. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.644°N, 72.566°W.
Population
In 1881, Acton, Town—Ville had a population of 1,861: 929 male and 932 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 425 |
| 1861 | 2,703 |
| 1871 | 1,849 |
| 1881 | 1,861 |
| 1891 | 1,381 |
| 1901 | 1,175 |
| 1911 | 1,402 |
| 1921 | 1,549 |
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, Acton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,861 total population, 932 females, 929 males, 741 married persons, 421 families, 372 married males, 369 married females, 40 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,080 single persons under 18, 544 single males under 18, 536 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 285 inhabited houses, 285 occupied houses, 30 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,257 bushels of potatoes, 1,963 bushels of oats, 218 bushels of spring wheat, 198 bushels of peas and beans, 131 bushels of corn, 117 bushels of barley, 90 acres of potatoes, 83 bushels of other root crops, 65 bushels of turnips, 53 tons of hay, 32 acres of hay crops, 24 bushels of rye, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 13 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,861 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:
QC058012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141960
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton_Vale,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acton_Vale
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). "Acton, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/acton-town-ville-qc058012-1881/.