Bolton, Quebec (1861 census)
Bolton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,526. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.232°N, 72.356°W.
Population
In 1861, Bolton had a population of 2,526: 1,306 male and 1,220 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,526 |
| 1871 | 2,878 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Bolton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,526 total population, 1,306 males, 1,220 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,192, Female members of the family who are present: 1,128, 871 single males, 777 single females, 420 married females, 414 married males, 346 males attending school, 242 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 114, Females present who are not members of the family: 92, 89 adult males unable to read or write, 76 adult females unable to read or write, 42 female births, 42 male births, 23 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 209 males aged 5 to 10, 180 females aged 5 to 10, 176 single females aged 10 to 15, 174 single males aged 10 to 15, 170 single males aged 15 to 20, 140 single females aged 15 to 20, 121 married females aged 20 to 30, 116 single males aged 20 to 30, 115 married males aged 40 to 50, 114 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 married males aged 30 to 40, 84 married females aged 40 to 50, 82 married males aged 20 to 30, 82 single females aged 20 to 30, 71 married males aged 50 to 60, 64 married females aged 50 to 60, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 40 males aged 4 to 5, 39 females age 3 to 4, 36 married males aged 60 to 70, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 24 females aged 2 to 3, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 single females aged 30 to 40, 8 single females aged 50 to 60, 7 males of unknown age, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 females of unknown age, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,584 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 582 French Canadians, 279 persons originating in the United States, 43 persons originating in Ireland, 25 persons originating in England or Wales, 10 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $450,683 value farms (dollars), $108,955 value all livestock, 105,711 pounds of homemade butter, 87,794 pounds of maple sugar, 50,899 acres of land in farms, 47,483 bushels of potatoes, 33,090 bushels of oats, 32,245 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $30,963 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,654 acres of farmland under cultivation, $16,687 value farm implements in dollars, 11,577 acres of farmland under crops, 11,348 bushels of buckwheat, 9,896 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,952 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 8,068 pounds of hops, 7,018 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,762 bushels of spring wheat, 5,573 tons of hay, 4,936 bushels of corn, 4,126 bushels of turnips, 2,950 bushels of barley, $2,906 value garden and orchard crops, 2,738 sheep, 1,621 calves and heifers, 1,145 milk cows, 995 acres of oats, 770 bushels of rye, 562 barrels of pork, 483 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 434 occupants of farms, 428 swine, 427 acres of buckwheat, 426 bulls, oxen, or steers, 408 bushels of peas, 393 horses aged over 3 years, 344 acres of spring wheat, 330 barrels of beef, 302 acres of potatoes, 301 bushels of beans, 243 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 236 horses aged 3 years and under, 188 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 186 bushels of carrots, 178 pounds of flax or hemp, 135 acres of corn, 106 acres of barley, 93 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 93 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 59 acres of farmland in gardens, 41 acres of rye, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 acres of peas, 15 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 gallons of cider. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $11,704 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,360 yards of flannel, 1,838 yards of fulled cloth, 361 carriages for pleasure, 182 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC010001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC126005— 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 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bolton-qc010001-1861/.