Compton, Quebec (1891 census)

Compton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,409. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138228646. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.228°N, 71.824°W.

Population

In 1891, Compton had a population of 2,409: 1,227 male and 1,182 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD contained Compton, 1901 (93.7% of this CSD's polygon).
• In a later year, this CSD contained Compton, VL, 1901 (6.3% of this CSD's polygon).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891

In the 1891 census, Compton shared boundaries with:

• Ascot
• Barford
• Barnston
• Clifton
• Coaticook, Town—Ville
• Eaton
• Hatley, VL
• Waterville, Village

Full census record, 1891

The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.

Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,409 total population, 1,227 males, 1,182 females, 866 married persons, 486 families, 433 married females, 433 married males, 134 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)

Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,409 single persons under 18, 752 single males under 18, 657 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,765 persons who are not French Canadian, 644 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 470 occupied houses, 460 houses, 460 houses built of wood, 255 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 245 houses of 1 story, 215 houses of 2 stories, 55 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 33 uninhabited houses, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 5 houses of 1 room, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)

Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 131,132 pounds of homemade butter, 90,554 bushels of turnips, 53,704 bushels of potatoes, 47,324 bushels of oats, 45,508 acres of land in farms, 32,030 acres of improved land in farms, 24,666 bushels of barley, 17,137 acres of farmland under crops, 14,549 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,492 tons of hay, 13,478 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,948 acres of hay crops, 9,265 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,483 bushels of buckwheat, 5,751 chickens, 4,998 bushels of spring wheat, 3,557 other cattle, 2,527 cattle killed or sold, 2,288 sheep, 1,890 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,823 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,732 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,478 milk cows, 1,475 acres of oats, 1,390 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,143 bushels of peas, 937 horses aged over 3 years, 859 swine, 738 acres of barley, 704 bushels of beans, 490 horses aged 3 years and under, 476 bushels of corn, 407 occupants of farms, 351 farm occupants who own their land, 344 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 274 acres of potatoes, 211 acres of wheat, Capacity of silos (tons): 200, 156 acres of turnips, 118 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 110 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 90 geese, 90 oxen, 82 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 61 ducks, 55 farm occupants who rent their land, 53 turkeys, 51 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 46 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 other fowl, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 bushels of rye, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC150005 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC051006 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: Q138228646

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). "Compton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/compton-qc150005-1891/.