Acton, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)
Acton, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,381. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.644°N, 72.566°W.
Population
In 1891, Acton, Town—Ville had a population of 1,381: 670 male and 711 female residents. Population density was 659.6 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Acton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 255 |
| Number of families | 255 |
| Number of females | 711 |
| Number of males | 670 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 249 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 711 |
| POP M | 670 |
| POP TOT | 1,381 |
| Total population | 1,381 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 435 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 842 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,285 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 96 |
Buildings & housing (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 236 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 25 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 211 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 222 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 236 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 243 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,728 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,632 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,898 |
| Acres of hay crops | 137 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,869 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,501 |
| Acres of oats | 109 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 7 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 55 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,515 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,281 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 159 |
| CRN BU | 89 |
| HAY AC | 137 |
| HAY TONS | 122 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 376 |
| Number of chickens | 813 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 35 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 14 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 114 |
| Number of milk cows | 175 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 177 |
| Number of other cattle | 44 |
| Number of other fowl | 48 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 140 |
| Number of sheep | 31 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 170 |
| Number of swine | 90 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 461 |
| Number of turkeys | 21 |
| OAT AC | 109 |
| OAT BU | 1,515 |
| PEA BU | 71 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 5,281 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,500 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 221 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,600 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 122 |
| WHT AC | 7 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 52 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,600 |
| CATTLE KS | 376 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 435 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 407 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 842 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 221 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 14 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 255 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 1,285 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 813 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 114 |
| HOUSES | 236 |
| HOUSES B | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 222 |
| HOUSES W | 211 |
| INF 11 A | 140 |
| MD FEM | 250 |
| MD MALE | 249 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| MILK COWS | 175 |
| NAME CD | Bagot |
| OC F | 35 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 177 |
| OTHER FOWL | 48 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 44 |
| OTHERS | 96 |
| SHEEP | 31 |
| SHEEP KS | 170 |
| SUP AM | 3,869 |
| SUP FOR | 9,632 |
| SUP JV | 243 |
| SUP PAT | 1,728 |
| SUP SC | 1,898 |
| SUP TOT | 13,501 |
| SWINE | 90 |
| SWINE KS | 461 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 236 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 159 |
| TURKEY | 21 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138001— 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 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). "Acton, Town—Ville, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/acton-town-ville-qc138001-1891/.