Acton, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Acton, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,849. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.644°N, 72.566°W.
Population
In 1871, Acton, Town—Ville had a population of 1,849: 912 male and 937 female residents. Population density was 883.1 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Acton, 1861 (2.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Acton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 302 |
| Number of females | 937 |
| Number of males | 912 |
| Number of married females | 314 |
| Number of married males | 319 |
| Number of married persons | 633 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,849 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 594 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 585 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,179 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 196 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5 |
| BWT BU | 17 |
| CRN BU | 324 |
| HAY AC | 40 |
| HAY TONS | 35 |
| OAT BU | 584 |
| PEA BU | 34 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 5,343 |
| WHT SP BU | 51 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6 |
| BEN BU | 73 |
| CD | 122 |
| CSD | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 302 |
| FEMALE | 937 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 196 |
| INHABITED | 196 |
| MALE | 912 |
| MARRIED F | 314 |
| MARRIED M | 319 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 633 |
| POPULATION | 1,849 |
| ROOT BU | 490 |
| SINGLE F | 594 |
| SINGLE M | 585 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,179 |
| TUR BU | 916 |
| UNINHABITED | 40 |
| WIDOWED F | 29 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC122011— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/acton-town-ville-qc122011-1871/.