Horton, Quebec (1861 census)
Horton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 191. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.022°N, 72.229°W.
Population
In 1861, Horton had a population of 191: 99 male and 92 female residents.
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 became part of Ste. Clothilde, 1871 (57.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Horton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 111 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 191 total population, Male members of the family who are present: 99, 99 males, Female members of the family who are present: 92, 92 females, 60 single females, 56 single males, 45 adult males unable to read or write, 41 married males, 32 married females, 27 adult females unable to read or write, 2 male births, 2 widowed males, 1 female births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 12 married females aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 12 single females aged 10 to 15, 12 single females aged 15 to 20, 12 single males aged 15 to 20, 11 females aged 5 to 10, 11 males aged 5 to 10, 11 married males aged 40 to 50, 9 females aged 1 to 2, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 single males aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 30 to 40, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 7 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 males aged 2 to 3, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 10 to 15, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 females aged 2 to 3, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 males aged 4 to 5, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 females aged 4 to 5, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 191 French Canadians, 1 male negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $10,990 value farms (dollars), $4,089 value all livestock, 3,810 bushels of potatoes, 3,530 acres of land in farms, 3,220 pounds of maple sugar, 2,955 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,869 bushels of oats, $1,730 value horses aged over 3 years, $771 value farm implements in dollars, 689 bushels of buckwheat, 575 acres of farmland under cultivation, 416 acres of farmland under crops, 390 pounds of homemade butter, 364 bushels of barley, 287 pounds of wool produced on farms, 264 bushels of spring wheat, 254 bushels of turnips, 225 pounds of flax or hemp, 204 bushels of rye, 157 acres of farmland in pasture, 139 acres of oats, 118 sheep, 102 bushels of peas, 82 tons of hay, 74 swine, $71 value garden and orchard crops, 67 calves and heifers, 49 acres of potatoes, 41 milk cows, 36 acres of barley, 36 acres of buckwheat, 34 bushels of winter wheat, 31 occupants of farms, 30 horses aged over 3 years, 29 bushels of corn, 28 barrels of pork, 26 acres of spring wheat, 22 acres of rye, 21 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 20 bulls, oxen, or steers, 12 acres of peas, 6 horses aged 3 years and under, 6 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 acres of winter wheat, 3 bushels of carrots, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of corn, 2 acres of farmland in gardens, 2 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 359 yards of linen, $253 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 191 yards of flannel, 168 yards of fulled cloth, 15 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC003008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC003008— 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 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). "Horton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/horton-qc003008-1861/.