Acton, Town—Ville, Quebec (1861 census)
Acton, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,703. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141960. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.661°N, 72.534°W.
Population
In 1861, Acton, Town—Ville had a population of 2,703: 1,538 male and 1,165 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,703 |
| 1891 | 1,381 |
| 1901 | 1,175 |
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 St. André, 1871 (51.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Actonvale, 1871 (2.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Théodore, 1871 (36.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Acton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,703 total population, 1,538 males, 1,165 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,155, 1,073 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 1,008, 778 single females, 426 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 383, 352 married females, 292 adult males unable to read or write, 188 males attending school, 182 adult females unable to read or write, 163 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 157, 60 male births, 49 female births, 39 widowed males, 35 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 222 single males aged 20 to 30, 199 males aged 5 to 10, 183 females aged 5 to 10, 178 single males aged 15 to 20, 149 single males aged 10 to 15, 147 married males aged 30 to 40, 137 married females aged 20 to 30, 137 single females aged 15 to 20, 123 single females aged 10 to 15, 121 married males aged 20 to 30, 106 married females aged 30 to 40, 94 single females aged 20 to 30, 87 married males aged 40 to 50, 62 males aged 2 to 3, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 males aged 4 to 5, 52 single males aged 30 to 40, 50 males aged 3 to 4, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 45 females age 3 to 4, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 23 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 10 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,249 French Canadians, 205 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 77 persons originating in Ireland, 68 persons originating in the United States, 58 persons originating in England or Wales, 35 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $162,125 value farms (dollars), $22,935 value all livestock, 16,925 bushels of potatoes, 15,997 pounds of maple sugar, 13,852 acres of land in farms, 13,118 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 10,996 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,983 pounds of homemade butter, $9,550 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,388 bushels of oats, $4,957 value farm implements in dollars, 2,856 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,141 bushels of turnips, 2,093 bushels of spring wheat, 2,038 acres of farmland under crops, 1,749 bushels of peas, 1,306 bushels of buckwheat, 1,136 pounds of wool produced on farms, $1,038 value garden and orchard crops, 780 acres of farmland in pasture, 658 bushels of barley, 624 pounds of flax or hemp, 600 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 546 acres of oats, 431 bushels of rye, 397 sheep, 384 tons of hay, 319 bushels of corn, 260 milk cows, 225 horses aged over 3 years, 200 swine, 190 acres of spring wheat, 184 acres of potatoes, 178 barrels of pork, 165 calves and heifers, 163 occupants of farms, 143 acres of peas, 98 acres of buckwheat, 93 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 90 barrels of beef, 88 bushels of carrots, 68 bulls, oxen, or steers, 52 acres of barley, 44 acres of rye, 44 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 acres of farmland in gardens, 37 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 bushels of winter wheat, 22 acres of corn, 20 acres of turnips, 18 bushels of beans, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 pounds of hops, 3 acres of winter wheat, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,887 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 938 yards of flannel, 900 yards of linen, 773 yards of fulled cloth, $554 value carriages for hire (dollars), 158 carriages for pleasure, 41 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 3,114 tons of copper produced by mines, $155,700 value copper produced by mines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 36 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 20, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC004001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC138001— 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 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). "Acton, Town—Ville, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/acton-town-ville-qc004001-1861/.