Acton, Town—Ville, Quebec (1901 census)
Acton, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,175. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141960. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.644°N, 72.566°W.
Population
In 1901, Acton, Town—Ville had a population of 1,175: 570 male and 605 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Acton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 1,175 total population, 605 females, 570 males, 370 single females, 349 single males, 233 families, 202 married females, 201 married males, 33 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 222 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,385 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/acton-town-ville-qc138001-1901/.