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 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, East—Est, 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,383 total population, 1,285 males, 1,098 females, 932 married persons, 503 families, 466 married females, 466 married males, 71 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,380 single persons under 18, 788 single males under 18, 592 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,224 French Canadians, 1,159 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 486 houses, 486 occupied houses, 485 houses built of wood, 452 houses of 1 story, 218 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 86 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 47 houses of 5 rooms, 43 houses of 2 rooms, 32 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 7 houses of over 15 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 147,655 pounds of homemade butter, 96,944 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 38,220 acres of land in farms, 38,118 bushels of potatoes, 19,772 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,914 bushels of oats, 18,448 acres of improved land in farms, 9,515 acres of farmland under crops, 8,648 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,896 acres of hay crops, 7,699 tons of hay, 7,132 chickens, 4,314 bushels of barley, 4,031 bushels of turnips, 3,343 bushels of buckwheat, 3,118 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,942 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,395 bushels of spring wheat, 1,955 milk cows, 1,773 sheep, 1,475 bushels of corn, 1,009 other cattle, 967 swine, 929 sheep slaughtered or sold, 750 acres of oats, 678 horses aged over 3 years, 632 swine slaughtered or sold, 561 cattle killed or sold, 455 occupants of farms, 381 farm occupants who own their land, 299 bushels of beans, 285 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 271 horses aged 3 years and under, 254 acres of potatoes, 227 turkeys, 211 acres of barley, 179 geese, 160 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 159 bushels of peas, 147 acres of wheat, 94 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 92 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 91 oxen, 73 farm occupants who rent their land, 70 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 69 ducks, 39 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 acres of turnips, 20 other fowl, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144001_1881— 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/.