Eaton, Quebec (1891 census)
Eaton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,078. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28660318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.381°N, 71.656°W.
Population
In 1891, Eaton had a population of 3,078: 1,604 male and 1,474 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sawyerville, VL, 1901 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Eaton, 1901 (91.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cookshire, T-V, 1901 (3.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Eaton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,078 total population, 1,604 males, 1,474 females, 1,153 married persons, 616 families, 577 married females, 576 married males, 146 widowed persons, 92 widowed females, 54 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,779 single persons under 18, 974 single males under 18, 805 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,364 persons who are not French Canadian, 714 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 608 occupied houses, 606 houses, 594 houses built of wood, 550 houses of 1 story, 323 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 90 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 73 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 2 stories, 49 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses built of brick, 12 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 154,728 pounds of homemade butter, 64,734 bushels of potatoes, 63,098 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 60,577 acres of land in farms, 49,498 bushels of turnips, 36,132 bushels of oats, 31,829 acres of improved land in farms, 28,748 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,583 bushels of barley, 17,235 acres of farmland under crops, 14,253 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,946 tons of hay, 10,231 acres of hay crops, 8,539 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 6,680 chickens, 5,069 bushels of spring wheat, 4,187 bushels of buckwheat, 4,152 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,992 other cattle, 2,489 cattle killed or sold, 2,435 sheep, 2,387 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,635 milk cows, 1,400 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,266 acres of oats, 1,227 swine, 989 bushels of peas, 869 horses aged over 3 years, 783 acres of barley, 586 bushels of corn, 549 occupants of farms, 499 farm occupants who own their land, 435 bushels of beans, 434 horses aged 3 years and under, 341 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 324 acres of potatoes, Capacity of silos (tons): 300, 271 oxen, 229 acres of wheat, 165 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 142 ducks, 131 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 128 geese, 103 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 89 turkeys, 88 acres of turnips, 75 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 75 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 50 farm occupants who rent their land, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 20 bushels of rye. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150007— 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 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). "Eaton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/eaton-qc150007-1891/.