Eaton, Quebec (1911 census)
Eaton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,765. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28660318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.376°N, 71.653°W.
Population
In 1911, Eaton had a population of 1,765: 952 male and 813 female residents. Population density was 17.8 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Eaton, 1901 (90.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Eaton shared boundaries with:
- Ascot
- Ascot Corner
- Clifton E. & Clifton W-O
- Compton
- Cookshire, T-V
- Martinville vl
- Newport
- Sawyerville, VL
- Westbury
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 63,474 area in acres, 1,765 total population, 952 males in the population, 813 females in the population, 575 single (never-married) males, 426 single (never-married) females, 381 families, 331 married males, 326 married females, 99.18 area in square miles, 60 widowed females, 45 widowed males, 17.80 population per square mile, 1 divorced females, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,796 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 729 persons of British origin (English), 635 persons of French origin, 261 persons of British origin (Irish), 91 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 27 persons of German origin, 7 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 636 Roman Catholics, 484 Methodists, 431 Anglicans (Church of England), 76 Baptists, 72 Presbyterians, 31 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 27 Congregationalists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Adventists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 369 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/eaton-qc155006-1911/.