Aston, Quebec (1861 census)
Aston was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.130°N, 72.297°W.
Population
In 1861, Aston had a population of 339: 176 male and 163 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 561 |
| 1861 | 339 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Aston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 124 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 339 total population, 176 males, Male members of the family who are present: 170, 163 females, Female members of the family who are present: 155, 117 single males, 106 single females, 58 married males, 55 married females, 31 adult males unable to read or write, 25 adult females unable to read or write, 16 females attending school, 10 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 8, 8 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 6, 5 female births, 2 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 31 males aged 5 to 10, 25 females aged 5 to 10, 24 married females aged 20 to 30, 20 married males aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 20 to 30, 19 single females aged 10 to 15, 15 married females aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 15 to 20, 13 single females aged 15 to 20, 12 single males aged 10 to 15, 12 single males aged 20 to 30, 11 males aged 2 to 3, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 9 females age 3 to 4, 9 females aged 1 to 2, 8 males aged 4 to 5, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 40 to 50, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 330 French Canadians, 6 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 3 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $53,140 value farms (dollars), 7,371 bushels of potatoes, 6,120 acres of land in farms, $5,662 value all livestock, 5,007 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,006 bushels of oats, $2,514 value horses aged over 3 years, 2,438 pounds of maple sugar, 1,113 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,086 pounds of homemade butter, 1,054 bushels of buckwheat, $881 value farm implements in dollars, 620 acres of farmland under crops, 585 bushels of spring wheat, 490 acres of farmland in pasture, 481 bushels of peas, 408 pounds of wool produced on farms, 403 bushels of turnips, 324 acres of oats, 266 pounds of flax or hemp, 172 sheep, 120 bushels of barley, 100 swine, 94 calves and heifers, 92 tons of hay, 76 acres of buckwheat, 76 acres of potatoes, 70 milk cows, 61 acres of spring wheat, 56 occupants of farms, 55 acres of peas, 48 horses aged over 3 years, $41 value garden and orchard crops, 38 bushels of rye, 37 barrels of pork, 32 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 30 bulls, oxen, or steers, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 acres of barley, 10 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 barrels of beef, 4 acres of turnips, 4 bushels of corn, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $744 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 633 yards of linen, 331 yards of flannel, 252 yards of fulled cloth, 64 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 9 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC003003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC003003— 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 1861 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). "Aston, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aston-qc003003-1861/.