Compton, Quebec (1901 census)
Compton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,983. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.227°N, 71.823°W.
Population
In 1901, Compton had a population of 1,983: 1,019 male and 964 female residents. Population density was 25.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,718 |
| 1861 | 3,013 |
| 1871 | 2,852 |
| 1881 | 2,580 |
| 1891 | 2,409 |
| 1901 | 1,983 |
| 1911 | 2,038 |
| 1921 | 1,987 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Compton, 1891 (93.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Compton shared boundaries with:
- Ascot
- Barford
- Barnston
- Clifton, East & West—Est & Ouest
- Coaticook, Town—Ville
- Compton, VL
- Eaton
- Hatley
- Ste. Edwidge de Clifton
- Waterville, Village
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 394 |
| Number of females | 964 |
| Number of males | 1,019 |
| Number of married females | 377 |
| Number of married males | 367 |
| Number of single females | 533 |
| Number of single males | 610 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| POP F | 964 |
| POP M | 1,019 |
| POP TOT | 1,983 |
| Total population | 1,983 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 378 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 62,152 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 62,152 |
| FAMILIES | 394 |
| HOUSES | 378 |
| MARRIED F | 377 |
| MARRIED M | 367 |
| SINGLE F | 533 |
| SINGLE M | 610 |
| WIDOWED F | 54 |
| WIDOWED M | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051006_1851— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/compton-qc150005-1901/.