Newton, Quebec (1861 census)
Newton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,029. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.359°N, 74.382°W.
Population
In 1861, Newton had a population of 1,029.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 488 |
| 1861 | 1,029 |
| 1871 | 1,227 |
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, Newton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 106 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,029 total population, 45 male births, 40 female births. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 92 married males aged 30 to 40, 78 married females aged 30 to 40, 59 married females aged 40 to 50, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 52 married males aged 40 to 50, 51 married males aged 50 to 60, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 42 females age 3 to 4, 41 males aged 3 to 4, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 32 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 females aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 22 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 661 French Canadians, 295 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 54 persons originating in Scotland, 11 persons originating in Ireland, 5 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $118,659 value farms (dollars), $26,820 value all livestock, 15,543 bushels of oats, 13,307 pounds of maple sugar, 13,139 pounds of homemade butter, $11,040 value horses aged over 3 years, 9,036 acres of land in farms, $8,645 value farm implements in dollars, 6,076 bushels of spring wheat, 5,326 bushels of potatoes, 5,024 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,279 bushels of peas, 4,012 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,290 acres of farmland under crops, 1,907 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,786 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,696 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,320 bushels of barley, 999 bushels of buckwheat, 887 acres of oats, 699 sheep, $693 value garden and orchard crops, 646 acres of spring wheat, 636 bushels of rye, 446 acres of peas, 427 swine, 344 milk cows, 338 tons of hay, 325 calves and heifers, 323 bulls, oxen, or steers, 253 bushels of corn, 234 horses aged over 3 years, 233 barrels of pork, 200 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 170 pounds of flax or hemp, 137 acres of buckwheat, 123 occupants of farms, 115 horses aged 3 years and under, 89 acres of barley, 87 acres of rye, 73 acres of potatoes, 72 barrels of beef, 50 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 26 acres of farmland in gardens, 18 acres of corn, 16 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 bushels of winter wheat, 5 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of winter wheat, 2 bushels of turnips, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,188 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,312 yards of flannel, 846 yards of fulled cloth, 122 carriages for pleasure, 91 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC109006— 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). "Newton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newton-qc057002-1861/.