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 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 density was 888.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 421 |
| Number of families | 421 |
| Number of females | 932 |
| Number of males | 929 |
| Number of married females | 369 |
| Number of married males | 372 |
| Number of married persons | 741 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 1,861 |
| Total population | 1,861 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 544 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,080 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 285 |
| Number of occupied houses | 285 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 32 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR BU | 117 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,963 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 83 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 198 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,257 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 65 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 131 |
| HAY AC | 32 |
| HAY TONS | 53 |
| OAT BU | 1,963 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 198 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 4,257 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 53 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 218 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 536 |
| C UNMD M | 544 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,080 |
| D OCC | 285 |
| FEMALE | 932 |
| H INHAB | 285 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 929 |
| MD F | 369 |
| MD M | 372 |
| MD TOT | 741 |
| NUMBER CD | 58 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 83 |
| TUR BU | 65 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
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: 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 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/.