Compton, Quebec (1861 census)
Compton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,013. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138228646. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.233°N, 71.828°W.
Population
In 1861, Compton had a population of 3,013: 1,569 male and 1,444 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,013 |
| 1871 | 2,852 |
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, Compton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,013 total population, 1,569 males, 1,444 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,411, Female members of the family who are present: 1,338, 1,098 single males, 976 single females, 428 married males, 419 married females, 368 males attending school, 320 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 158, Females present who are not members of the family: 106, 92 adult males unable to read or write, 54 adult females unable to read or write, 49 widowed females, 43 widowed males, 30 female births, 26 male births, 2 blind females, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 244 males aged 5 to 10, 209 single males aged 10 to 15, 208 single females aged 10 to 15, 204 females aged 5 to 10, 192 single males aged 15 to 20, 173 single females aged 15 to 20, 144 single males aged 20 to 30, 133 single females aged 20 to 30, 110 married males aged 40 to 50, 101 married females aged 30 to 40, 100 married females aged 40 to 50, 94 married males aged 30 to 40, 83 married males aged 50 to 60, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 72 married females aged 50 to 60, 56 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 married males aged 60 to 70, 51 females aged 2 to 3, 51 females aged 4 to 5, 51 males aged 4 to 5, 50 males aged 2 to 3, 50 males aged 3 to 4, 48 married females aged 60 to 70, 44 females age 3 to 4, 33 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 females aged 1 to 2, 23 single females aged 40 to 50, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 22 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 single males aged 60 to 70, 20 males aged 1 to 2, 17 single males aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 13 males of unknown age, 13 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 12 females of unknown age, 12 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,085 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 468 persons originating in the United States, 180 French Canadians, 128 persons originating in Ireland, 119 persons originating in England or Wales, 26 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $685,395 value farms (dollars), $164,799 value all livestock, 117,661 pounds of maple sugar, 89,956 bushels of oats, 83,690 pounds of homemade butter, 64,758 bushels of potatoes, $47,603 value horses aged over 3 years, 43,545 acres of land in farms, 25,140 bushels of buckwheat, $24,344 value farm implements in dollars, 23,562 acres of farmland under cultivation, 19,983 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,495 pounds of wool produced on farms, 13,009 acres of farmland under crops, 12,804 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 12,131 bushels of turnips, 10,518 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,755 bushels of barley, 7,283 bushels of spring wheat, 5,471 tons of hay, 5,027 sheep, 4,350 pounds of hops, 3,844 bushels of corn, 2,548 acres of oats, 2,066 calves and heifers, $1,536 value garden and orchard crops, 1,205 milk cows, 857 acres of buckwheat, 819 bushels of rye, 714 barrels of pork, 679 horses aged over 3 years, 638 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 538 bushels of beans, 519 swine, 518 bushels of peas, 485 bulls, oxen, or steers, 378 acres of spring wheat, 355 acres of potatoes, 341 occupants of farms, 334 acres of barley, 329 bushels of carrots, 299 horses aged 3 years and under, 214 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 204 barrels of beef, 113 acres of corn, 100 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 92 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 92 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 35 acres of farmland in gardens, 34 acres of rye, 26 acres of turnips, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of peas, 8 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $20,951 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,645 yards of flannel, 829 yards of fulled cloth, 626 carriages for pleasure, 34 yards of linen, $10 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (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 males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 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. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC016003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138228646
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). "Compton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/compton-qc016003-1861/.