Bolton E, Quebec (1891 census)
Bolton E was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,383. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.232°N, 72.317°W.
Population
In 1891, Bolton E had a population of 2,383: 1,285 male and 1,098 female residents. Population density was 26.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,306 |
| 1891 | 2,383 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bolton E., 1901 (93.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Eastman, VL, 1901 (6.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bolton E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 503 |
| Number of families | 503 |
| Number of females | 1,098 |
| Number of males | 1,285 |
| Number of married females | 466 |
| Number of married males | 466 |
| Number of married persons | 932 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP F | 1,098 |
| POP M | 1,285 |
| POP TOT | 2,383 |
| Total population | 2,383 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 592 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 788 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,380 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,224 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,159 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 486 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 485 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 452 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 218 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 486 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 211 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 285 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,648 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,772 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,515 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,896 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 18,448 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,220 |
| Acres of oats | 750 |
| Acres of potatoes | 254 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 147 |
| BAR AC | 211 |
| BAR BU | 4,314 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,314 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,343 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,914 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,118 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,395 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,031 |
| BWT BU | 3,343 |
| CRN BU | 1,475 |
| HAY AC | 7,896 |
| HAY TONS | 7,699 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 561 |
| Number of chickens | 7,132 |
| Number of ducks | 69 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 381 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 73 |
| Number of geese | 179 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 271 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 678 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,955 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 455 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,009 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 160 |
| Number of sheep | 1,773 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 929 |
| Number of swine | 967 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 632 |
| Number of turkeys | 227 |
| OAT AC | 750 |
| OAT BU | 18,914 |
| PEA BU | 159 |
| POT AC | 254 |
| POT BU | 38,118 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 96,944 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,118 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,942 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 147,655 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,699 |
| WHT AC | 147 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,395 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 94 |
| A 11 50 | 70 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 92 |
| BEN BU | 299 |
| BUTTER LB | 147,655 |
| CATTLE KS | 561 |
| CHEESE LB | 96,944 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 592 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 788 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,380 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,118 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 271 |
| DUCKS | 69 |
| FAMILIES | 503 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,942 |
| FRN CA | 1,224 |
| GEESE | 179 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,132 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 678 |
| HOUSES | 486 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 86 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 452 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 218 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 43 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 485 |
| INF 11 A | 160 |
| MD FEM | 466 |
| MD MALE | 466 |
| MD TOT | 932 |
| MILK COWS | 1,955 |
| NAME CD | Brome |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 73 |
| OC P | 381 |
| OC TOT | 455 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,009 |
| OTHERS | 1,159 |
| SHEEP | 1,773 |
| SHEEP KS | 929 |
| SUP AM | 18,448 |
| SUP FOR | 19,772 |
| SUP JV | 285 |
| SUP PAT | 8,648 |
| SUP SC | 9,515 |
| SUP TOT | 38,220 |
| SWINE | 967 |
| SWINE KS | 632 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 486 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 4,031 |
| TURKEY | 227 |
| WID FEM | 40 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
| WORKING OX | 91 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144001— 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). "Bolton E, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bolton-e-qc144001-1891/.