Newport and Auckland, Quebec (1861 census)
Newport and Auckland was a census subdivision in Compton County, Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.350°N, 71.295°W.
Population
In 1861, Newport and Auckland had a population of 403.
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 contained Newport, 1851 (26.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Auckland, 1851 (18.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Auckland, 1871 (18.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton, 1871 (81.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Newport and Auckland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP TOT | 403 |
| Total population | 403 |
Ethnic origin (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 296 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 46 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 17 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Spain or Portugal | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Sweden or Norway | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 40 |
Agriculture (76 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 78 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 57 |
| Acres of corn | 3 |
| Acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers | 1 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,556 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,209 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,256 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 3,836 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,045 |
| Acres of oats | 438 |
| Acres of peas | 6 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of rye | 12 |
| Acres of spring wheat | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of winter wheat | 1 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 48 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,770 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,635 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,257 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,501 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 199 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,923 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,268 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6 |
| C18 WHT FALL AC | 1 |
| C19 WHT FALL BU | 6 |
| C20 WHT SP AC | 117 |
| C21 WHT SP BU | 1,923 |
| C22 BAR AC | 78 |
| C23 BAR BU | 1,770 |
| C24 RYE AC | 12 |
| C25 RYE BU | 199 |
| C26 PEA AC | 6 |
| C27 PEA BU | 215 |
| C28 OAT AC | 438 |
| C29 OAT BU | 14,257 |
| C30 BWT AC | 57 |
| C31 BWT BU | 1,635 |
| C34 POT AC | 40 |
| C35 POT BU | 6,501 |
| C43 HAY TONS | 911 |
| C47 WOOL LBS | 2,297 |
| C63 BEEF BAR | 48 |
| C64 PORK BAR | 106 |
| HRS ov03 V | 5,972 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 110 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 355 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 176 |
| Number of milk cows | 195 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 615 |
| Number of swine | 77 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 5,960 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 13,258 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 11 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 29,802 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,297 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 911 |
| Value of all livestock | 23,508 |
| Value of farm implements in dollars | 5,568 |
| Value of farms (dollars) | 70,240 |
| Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year | 442 |
Manufacturing & industry (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carriages for pleasure | 101 |
| Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars) | 2,986 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 1,836 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 501 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 79 |
Other recorded variables (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 TOTAL | 74 |
| C03 OCC 10 TO 20 | 1 |
| C04 OCC 20 TO 50 | 1 |
| C05 OCC 50 TO 100 | 14 |
| C06 OCC 100 TO 200 | 55 |
| C07 OCC OVR 200 | 3 |
| C08 HELD | 9,045 |
| C09 UNDR CULT | 3,836 |
| C10 UNDR CROP | 2,256 |
| C11 UNDR PAST | 1,556 |
| C12 GARDENS | 24 |
| C13 WOOD WILD | 5,209 |
| C14 CASH FARM | 70,240 |
| C15 CASH IMP | 5,568 |
| C16 GARDN VALUE | 442 |
| C17 LAND HELD | 1 |
| C32 INDN CRN AC | 3 |
| C33 INDN CRN BU | 75 |
| C36 TUR AC | 7 |
| C37 TUR BU | 1,268 |
| C41 BEN BU | 21 |
| C42 CLV TIM GRA | 17 |
| C44 HOP LBS | 11 |
| C45 MPL SGR LBS | 29,802 |
| C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS | 501 |
| C49 FLAN YRDS | 1,836 |
| C50 FLX HEM LBS | 60 |
| C51 LIN YRDS | 79 |
| C52 BULLS OX STEERS | 110 |
| C53 MILK COWS | 195 |
| C54 CALVES HEIFERS | 355 |
| C55 HORSES | 176 |
| C56 HORSES VAL | 5,972 |
| C57 COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| C58 SHEEP | 615 |
| C59 SWINE | 77 |
| C60 TOT VALUE | 23,508 |
| C61 BUTTER LB | 13,258 |
| C62 CHEESE LB | 5,960 |
| C68 CAR PLEASURE | 101 |
| C69 VALUE DOL P | 2,986 |
| CD NAME | Compton |
| England and Wales | 46 |
| Ireland | 17 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 296 |
| New Brunswick | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 |
| Spain and Portugal | 1 |
| Swedan and Norway | 1 |
| United States | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC016009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC016009— 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). "Newport and Auckland, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newport-and-auckland-qc016009-1861/.