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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 929 |
| 1891 | 891 |
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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 891 total population, 455 males, 436 females, 365 married persons, 183 married females, 182 married males, 179 families, 34 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 492 single persons under 18, 263 single males under 18, 229 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 780 persons who are not French Canadian, 111 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 176 houses, 176 occupied houses, 171 houses of 1 story, 170 houses built of wood, 96 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 18 houses of 3 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses built of stone, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 166,109 pounds of homemade butter, 62,725 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 21,299 acres of land in farms, 20,238 bushels of potatoes, 15,030 bushels of oats, 11,526 acres of improved land in farms, 9,773 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,896 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,527 acres of farmland under crops, 4,657 tons of hay, 4,309 acres of hay crops, 2,345 bushels of barley, 2,277 chickens, 2,016 bushels of corn, 1,856 bushels of spring wheat, 1,711 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,675 milk cows, 1,626 bushels of buckwheat, 1,016 bushels of turnips, 701 swine slaughtered or sold, 521 other cattle, 518 acres of oats, 432 cattle killed or sold, 392 swine, 358 sheep, 331 horses aged over 3 years, 301 sheep slaughtered or sold, 254 bushels of beans, 174 occupants of farms, 161 farm occupants who own their land, 106 acres of potatoes, 105 horses aged 3 years and under, 103 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 98 acres of wheat, 95 acres of barley, Capacity of silos (tons): 70, 58 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 45 ducks, 38 geese, 36 bushels of peas, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 turkeys, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 oxen, 4 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 employees on farms, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144002_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 W-O, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bolton-w-o-qc144002-1891/.