Bolton E., Quebec (1911 census)
Bolton E. was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,456. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2909522. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.228°N, 72.318°W.
Population
In 1911, Bolton E. had a population of 1,456: 781 male and 675 female residents. Population density was 17.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,456 |
| 1921 | 1,232 |
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, Bolton E. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 53,627 area in acres, 1,456 total population, 781 males in the population, 675 females in the population, 447 single (never-married) males, 360 single (never-married) females, 313 families, 301 married males, 283 married females, 83.79 area in square miles, 31 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 17.38 population per square mile, 3 legally separated males, 1 legally separated females. 1,509 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 672 persons of French origin, 593 persons of British origin (English), 112 persons of British origin (Irish), 49 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 15 persons of Dutch origin, 11 persons of Italian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 684 Roman Catholics, 407 Methodists, 312 Anglicans (Church of England), 39 Adventists, 5 Presbyterians, 4 Baptists, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 302 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Reginald Aubrey Fessenden | 1866–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045001_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2909522
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Bolton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton-Est
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). "Bolton E., Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bolton-e-qc149001-1911/.