Acton, Town—Ville, Quebec (1911 census)
Acton, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,402. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.644°N, 72.566°W.
Population
In 1911, Acton, Town—Ville had a population of 1,402: 690 male and 712 female residents. Population density was 669.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Acton, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,175 |
| POP F | 712 |
| POP M | 690 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 647.87 |
| POP TOT | 1,402 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 5 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,385 |
| AREA SQ MI | 2.16 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 4 |
| BRIT IRISH | 2 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 2 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | V |
| DWELLINGS | 285 |
| F MARRIED | 263 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 418 |
| F WIDOWED | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 306 |
| FRENCH | 1,381 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| JEWISH | 1 |
| JEWS | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 3 |
| M MARRIED | 267 |
| M SINGLE | 401 |
| M WIDOWED | 19 |
| METHODISTS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 2 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,379 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 7 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143013— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/acton-town-ville-qc143013-1911/.