Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton, Quebec (1871 census)
Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.374°N, 71.259°W.
Population
In 1871, Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton had a population of 924: 486 male and 438 female residents. Population density was 2.8 people per square mile.
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 Newport and Auckland, 1861 (81.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Emberton, 1881 (8.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Newport, 1881 (33.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ditton, 1881 (33.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chesham, 1881 (25.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton shared boundaries with:
- Auckland
- Bury
- Clifton
- Eaton
- Hampden, Marston, Whitton
- Spalding, Ditchfield, Woburn, Clinton
- Westbury
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of females | 438 |
| Number of males | 486 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 345 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| Total population | 924 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 564 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 175 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 516 |
| BWT BU | 6,113 |
| CRN BU | 699 |
| HAY AC | 2,317 |
| HAY TONS | 1,927 |
| OAT BU | 10,278 |
| PEA BU | 93 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 20,970 |
| RYE BU | 158 |
| Total area (acres) | 199,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,579 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 199 |
| AREA | 199,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 182 |
| CD | 142 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 183 |
| FEMALE | 438 |
| GRA BU | 130 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 177 |
| INHABITED | 175 |
| MALE | 486 |
| MARRIED F | 171 |
| MARRIED M | 174 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 345 |
| POPULATION | 924 |
| ROOT BU | 651 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 262 |
| SINGLE M | 302 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 564 |
| TUR BU | 1,585 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC142006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142006— 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 1871 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, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newport-ditton-chesham-clinton-emberton-qc142006-1871/.