Bolton, Quebec (1851 census)
Bolton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.232°N, 72.356°W.
Population
In 1851, Bolton had a population of 1,936: 1,007 male and 929 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,936 |
| 1861 | 2,526 |
| 1871 | 2,878 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Bolton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 203 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,936 total population, 1,007 males, 929 females, Male members of the family who are present: 926, Female members of the family who are present: 865, 655 single males, 558 single females, 340 married females, 338 married males, 335 families, 281 males attending school, 231 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 81, Females present who are not members of the family: 64, 36 male births, 31 widowed females, 30 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 26, Female members of the family who are absent: 23, 14 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 149 males aged 5 to 10, 133 females aged 5 to 10, 120 single males aged 10 to 15, 111 single females aged 10 to 15, 111 single males aged 15 to 20, 98 married females aged 20 to 30, 98 married males aged 30 to 40, 87 married females aged 30 to 40, 85 single females aged 15 to 20, 85 single males aged 20 to 30, 77 married females aged 40 to 50, 77 married males aged 40 to 50, 69 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 males aged 3 to 4, 46 married males aged 50 to 60, 42 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 males under age 1, 38 females aged 2 to 3, 35 females aged 4 to 5, 35 males aged 1 to 2, 34 females aged 1 to 2, 34 females under age 1, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 23 females age 3 to 4, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,049 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 442 French Canadians, 370 persons originating in the United States, 32 persons originating in Ireland, 25 persons originating in England or Wales, 17 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 56,603 pounds of homemade butter, 56,041 pounds of maple sugar, 42,276 acres of land in farms, 29,186 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,073 bushels of potatoes, 13,090 acres of farmland under cultivation, 12,387 bushels of oats, 11,581 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,310 acres of farmland under crops, 8,130 pounds of wool produced on farms, 5,363 tons of hay, 5,138 bushels of wheat, 4,722 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,337 bushels of buckwheat, 3,768 bushels of corn, 3,016 bushels of turnips, 2,847 sheep, 1,039 milk cows, 949 bulls, oxen, or steers, 713 bushels of rye, 692 calves and heifers, 597 barrels of beef, 591 pounds of flax or hemp, 582 acres of oats, 544 bushels of peas, 518 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 498 acres of wheat, 482 barrels of pork, 414 horses, 395 swine, 321 bushels of carrots, 307 occupants of farms, 268 acres of buckwheat, 260 bushels of barley, 233 acres of potatoes, 196 bushels of beans, 180 gallons of cider, 178 acres of corn, 111 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 82 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 77 acres of rye, 61 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 58 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 acres of peas, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 15 acres of barley, 15 acres of turnips, 13 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 9 pounds of tobacco, 7 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 7,583 yards of flannel, 4,146 yards of fulled cloth, $1,575 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 700 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 455 yards of linen, $400 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $350 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $100 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 12 employees in saw mills, 12 saw mills, 12 saw mills powered by water, 12 saw mills returning capital, 7 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 5 saw mills not reporting, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills not reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 employees in grist mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital, distilleries, distilleries reporting, distilleries returning capital, employees in distilleries, employees in tanneries, employees in woollen factories, foundries, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, woollen factories, woollen factories not reporting, woollen factories reporting, woollen factories returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in woollen factories. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC077004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC126005— 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 1851 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). "Bolton, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bolton-qc077004-1851/.