Milton, Quebec (1851 census)
Milton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,741. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.528°N, 72.730°W.
Population
In 1851, Milton had a population of 1,741: 899 male and 842 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,741 |
| 1861 | 2,790 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Milton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 173 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,741 total population, 899 males, Male members of the family who are present: 881, 842 females, Female members of the family who are present: 834, 597 single males, 514 single females, 289 married males, 283 married females, 280 families, 113 males attending school, 84 females attending school, 39 male births, 31 female births, Male members of the family who are present: 19, Males present who are not members of the family: 18, 15 widowed females, 13 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 8, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 139 males aged 5 to 10, 134 females aged 5 to 10, 102 married females aged 20 to 30, 100 single males aged 10 to 15, 96 single females aged 10 to 15, 94 single males aged 15 to 20, 84 married females aged 30 to 40, 82 married males aged 30 to 40, 81 married males aged 20 to 30, 81 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 married males aged 40 to 50, 64 single males aged 20 to 30, 46 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 females aged 1 to 2, 43 males under age 1, 41 females under age 1, 39 males aged 1 to 2, 39 males aged 3 to 4, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 38 married males aged 50 to 60, 36 males aged 2 to 3, 34 females age 3 to 4, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 34 single females aged 20 to 30, 28 males aged 4 to 5, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,508 French Canadians, 167 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 35 persons originating in the United States, 17 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 25,431 pounds of homemade butter, 14,883 acres of land in farms, 11,144 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,258 pounds of maple sugar, 3,924 bushels of potatoes, 3,739 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,714 bushels of oats, 2,625 acres of farmland under crops, 2,124 bushels of corn, 1,621 bushels of wheat, 1,351 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,118 tons of hay, 1,094 acres of farmland in pasture, 906 bushels of buckwheat, 851 pounds of tobacco, 693 sheep, 664 bushels of peas, 419 pounds of flax or hemp, 417 milk cows, 400 swine, 297 bushels of turnips, 275 bulls, oxen, or steers, 251 acres of wheat, 249 occupants of farms, 237 horses, 235 acres of oats, 225 calves and heifers, 190 bushels of beans, 156 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 152 acres of corn, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 98 bushels of carrots, 75 acres of peas, 67 acres of buckwheat, 66 acres of potatoes, 66 bushels of rye, 59 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 38 pounds of hops, 37 bushels of barley, 20 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 8 acres of rye, 8 barrels of pork, 6 acres of barley, 6 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 2 barrels of beef, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 794 yards of flannel, 751 yards of fulled cloth, $600 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $400 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 183 yards of linen, 12 employees in saw mills, 7 employees in grist mills, 6 saw mills, 6 saw mills powered by water, 6 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 grist mills reporting annual production, 3 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling). 1,114,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 1,700 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC075001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048004— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/milton-qc075001-1851/.