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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec

Milton, Quebec (1861 census)

Milton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,790. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.528°N, 72.730°W.

Population

In 1861, Milton had a population of 2,790: 1,499 male and 1,291 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18511,741
18612,790

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, Milton shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,790 total population, 1,499 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,418, 1,291 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,243, 976 single males, 805 single females, 501 married males, 458 married females, 282 adult males unable to read or write, 162 adult females unable to read or write, 102 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 81, 79 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 48, 38 male births, 34 female births, 28 widowed females, 22 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 206 males aged 5 to 10, 198 females aged 5 to 10, 160 single males aged 10 to 15, 156 married females aged 20 to 30, 147 married males aged 20 to 30, 146 married males aged 30 to 40, 138 single females aged 10 to 15, 130 single males aged 15 to 20, 126 single females aged 15 to 20, 117 married females aged 30 to 40, 89 single males aged 20 to 30, 85 married males aged 40 to 50, 78 males aged 1 to 2, 75 males of unknown age, 64 males aged 2 to 3, 64 married females aged 40 to 50, 63 married males aged 50 to 60, 60 single females aged 20 to 30, 58 males aged 4 to 5, 57 females aged 1 to 2, 54 married females aged 50 to 60, 53 females aged 2 to 3, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 50 females age 3 to 4, 45 females aged 4 to 5, 38 married males aged 60 to 70, 32 married females aged 15 to 20, 27 females of unknown age, 25 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married males aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,532 French Canadians, 165 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 51 persons originating in the United States, 21 persons originating in Ireland, 11 persons originating in France, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $584,126 value farms (dollars), $79,634 value all livestock, 49,953 pounds of maple sugar, $37,190 value horses aged over 3 years, 36,024 pounds of homemade butter, 26,968 bushels of potatoes, 25,482 acres of land in farms, 21,193 bushels of oats, $17,252 value farm implements in dollars, 16,074 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,408 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,212 bushels of peas, 8,821 bushels of spring wheat, 6,790 gallons of cider, 6,456 acres of farmland under crops, $4,802 value garden and orchard crops, 3,991 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,752 bushels of buckwheat, 3,175 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,071 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,889 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,838 tons of hay, 1,725 bushels of corn, 1,392 bushels of barley, 1,364 acres of oats, 1,341 bushels of carrots, 1,275 sheep, 870 bushels of turnips, 823 acres of spring wheat, 780 milk cows, 756 acres of peas, 641 bushels of rye, 622 calves and heifers, 475 barrels of beef, 473 swine, 470 horses aged over 3 years, 391 occupants of farms, 342 barrels of pork, 297 acres of potatoes, 280 bulls, oxen, or steers, 262 acres of buckwheat, 225 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 193 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 131 bushels of beans, 126 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 122 horses aged 3 years and under, 116 pounds of hops, 115 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 92 acres of barley, 63 acres of farmland in gardens, 62 acres of corn, 56 acres of rye, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 8 acres of mangel wurtzel, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $16,402 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,356 yards of flannel, 2,931 yards of linen, 2,351 yards of fulled cloth, 339 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 194 barrels of salted fish sold, 16 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 quintals of dried fish sold — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 29 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

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). "Milton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/milton-qc048004-1861/.