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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q141960. 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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Acton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,381 total population, 711 females, 670 males, 499 married persons, 255 families, 250 married females, 249 married males, 40 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 842 single persons under 18, 435 single females under 18, 407 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,285 French Canadians, 96 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 236 houses, 236 occupied houses, 222 houses of 2 stories, 211 houses built of wood, 25 houses built of brick, 10 houses of 1 story, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,600 pounds of homemade butter, 13,501 acres of land in farms, 9,632 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,281 bushels of potatoes, 3,869 acres of improved land in farms, 3,500 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,898 acres of farmland under crops, 1,728 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,515 bushels of oats, 813 chickens, 461 swine slaughtered or sold, 376 cattle killed or sold, 243 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 221 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 177 occupants of farms, 175 milk cows, 170 sheep slaughtered or sold, 159 bushels of buckwheat, 159 bushels of turnips, 142 farm occupants who own their land, 140 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 137 acres of hay crops, 122 tons of hay, 114 horses aged over 3 years, 109 acres of oats, 90 swine, 89 bushels of corn, 71 bushels of peas, 55 bushels of barley, 52 bushels of spring wheat, 48 other fowl, 45 acres of potatoes, 44 other cattle, 35 farm occupants who rent their land, 31 sheep, 21 turkeys, 14 horses aged 3 years and under, 12 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 bushels of beans, 9 geese, 7 acres of wheat, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of barley, 5 bushels of winter wheat, 5 ducks, 5 oxen, 2 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138001— 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 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/.