Eaton, Quebec (1871 census)
Eaton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,144. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.381°N, 71.656°W.
Population
In 1871, Eaton had a population of 2,144: 1,069 male and 1,075 female residents. Population density was 20.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,500 |
| 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Eaton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 421 |
| Number of females | 1,075 |
| Number of males | 1,069 |
| Number of married females | 386 |
| Number of married males | 384 |
| Number of married persons | 770 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| Total population | 2,144 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 628 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 649 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,277 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 397 |
| Number of occupied houses | 397 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,305 |
| BWT BU | 12,969 |
| CRN BU | 2,671 |
| HAY AC | 7,283 |
| HAY TONS | 7,102 |
| OAT BU | 40,453 |
| PEA BU | 944 |
| POT AC | 357 |
| POT BU | 78,242 |
| RYE BU | 47 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,931 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 436 |
| AREA | 64,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 548 |
| CD | 142 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 421 |
| FEMALE | 1,075 |
| GRA BU | 144 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 397 |
| INHABITED | 397 |
| MALE | 1,069 |
| MARRIED F | 386 |
| MARRIED M | 384 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 770 |
| POPULATION | 2,144 |
| ROOT BU | 861 |
| SINGLE F | 628 |
| SINGLE M | 649 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,277 |
| TUR BU | 9,826 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 61 |
| WIDOWED M | 36 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/eaton-qc142005-1871/.