Eaton, Quebec (1861 census)
Eaton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,905. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28660318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.381°N, 71.656°W.
Population
In 1861, Eaton had a population of 1,905: 993 male and 912 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,905 |
| 1871 | 2,144 |
| 1881 | 2,456 |
| 1891 | 3,078 |
| 1901 | 1,796 |
| 1911 | 1,765 |
| 1921 | 1,728 |
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, Eaton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,905 total population, 993 males, 912 females, Male members of the family who are present: 910, Female members of the family who are present: 844, 696 single males, 598 single females, 273 married males, 272 married females, 244 males attending school, 226 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 83, Females present who are not members of the family: 68, 50 female births, 46 male births, 42 widowed females, 32 adult females unable to read or write, 28 adult males unable to read or write, 24 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 160 males aged 5 to 10, 119 females aged 5 to 10, 116 single males aged 10 to 15, 106 single males aged 15 to 20, 103 single females aged 10 to 15, 96 single females aged 15 to 20, 95 single males aged 20 to 30, 83 married males aged 30 to 40, 75 married males aged 40 to 50, 73 married females aged 20 to 30, 73 married females aged 30 to 40, 72 single females aged 20 to 30, 59 married females aged 40 to 50, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 2 to 3, 36 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 males aged 3 to 4, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 31 females aged 1 to 2, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 28 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 females aged 2 to 3, 25 females age 3 to 4, 25 males aged 4 to 5, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 single females aged 30 to 40, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,359 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 244 persons originating in the United States, 141 French Canadians, 83 persons originating in England or Wales, 43 persons originating in Ireland, 28 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $418,360 value farms (dollars), 107,949 pounds of maple sugar, $107,869 value all livestock, 68,183 bushels of oats, 60,360 pounds of homemade butter, 40,815 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 40,376 bushels of potatoes, 39,812 acres of land in farms, $29,600 value horses aged over 3 years, $23,698 value farm implements in dollars, 22,234 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,578 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,323 bushels of buckwheat, 9,680 acres of farmland under crops, 9,163 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,845 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,894 bushels of spring wheat, 5,389 bushels of turnips, 4,356 bushels of barley, 3,867 tons of hay, 2,990 sheep, $1,760 value garden and orchard crops, 1,661 acres of oats, 1,349 calves and heifers, 1,238 bushels of corn, 967 milk cows, 648 bushels of peas, 620 bushels of rye, 526 bushels of carrots, 422 barrels of pork, 414 horses aged over 3 years, 413 bulls, oxen, or steers, 389 acres of spring wheat, 379 swine, 316 acres of buckwheat, 267 occupants of farms, 265 pounds of flax or hemp, 218 acres of potatoes, 195 horses aged 3 years and under, 169 barrels of beef, 169 bushels of beans, 156 acres of barley, 143 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 119 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 76 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 68 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 59 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 53 acres of farmland in gardens, 52 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 44 acres of corn, 33 acres of peas, 31 acres of rye, 17 acres of turnips, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 bushels of winter wheat, 4 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,386 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 7,277 yards of flannel, 1,657 yards of fulled cloth, 424 yards of linen, 423 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC016004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051007_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28660318
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). "Eaton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/eaton-qc016004-1861/.