Bolton W-O, Quebec (1891 census)
Bolton W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 891. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.233°N, 72.440°W.
Population
In 1891, Bolton W-O had a population of 891: 455 male and 436 female residents. Population density was 21.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 929 |
| 1891 | 891 |
| 1901 | 770 |
| 1911 | 774 |
| 1921 | 746 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Bolton W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 179 |
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 436 |
| Number of males | 455 |
| Number of married females | 183 |
| Number of married males | 182 |
| Number of married persons | 365 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP F | 436 |
| POP M | 455 |
| POP TOT | 891 |
| Total population | 891 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 229 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 492 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 111 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 780 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 170 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 171 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 96 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 95 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 103 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,896 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,773 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,527 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,309 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,526 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,299 |
| Acres of oats | 518 |
| Acres of potatoes | 106 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 98 |
| BAR AC | 95 |
| BAR BU | 2,345 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,345 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,626 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,016 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,030 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,238 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,856 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,016 |
| BWT BU | 1,626 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 70 |
| CRN BU | 2,016 |
| HAY AC | 4,309 |
| HAY TONS | 4,657 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 432 |
| Number of chickens | 2,277 |
| Number of ducks | 45 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 161 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 38 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 105 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 331 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,675 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 174 |
| Number of other cattle | 521 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 358 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 301 |
| Number of swine | 392 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 701 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 518 |
| OAT BU | 15,030 |
| PEA BU | 36 |
| POT AC | 106 |
| POT BU | 20,238 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 62,725 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,711 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 166,109 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,657 |
| WHT AC | 98 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,856 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 254 |
| BUTTER LB | 166,109 |
| CATTLE KS | 432 |
| CHEESE LB | 62,725 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 229 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 492 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,711 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 105 |
| DUCKS | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 111 |
| GEESE | 38 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,277 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 331 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 171 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 96 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 170 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 183 |
| MD MALE | 182 |
| MD TOT | 365 |
| MILK COWS | 1,675 |
| NAME CD | Brome |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 161 |
| OC TOT | 174 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 521 |
| OTHERS | 780 |
| SHEEP | 358 |
| SHEEP KS | 301 |
| SILOS | 70 |
| SUP AM | 11,526 |
| SUP FOR | 9,773 |
| SUP JV | 103 |
| SUP PAT | 5,896 |
| SUP SC | 5,527 |
| SUP TOT | 21,299 |
| SWINE | 392 |
| SWINE KS | 701 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 176 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,016 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045002— 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 W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bolton-w-o-qc144002-1891/.