Newton, Quebec (1851 census)
Newton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 488. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.359°N, 74.382°W.
Population
In 1851, Newton had a population of 488: 241 male and 247 female residents.
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 1851
In the 1851 census, Newton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 488 total population, 247 females, 241 males, Female members of the family who are present: 235, Male members of the family who are present: 231, 168 single females, 165 single males, 81 families, 70 married females, 69 married males, 28 males attending school, 27 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, Male members of the family who are present: 11, Males present who are not members of the family: 10, 9 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5 female births, 2 lunatic females, 2 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 48 single males aged 10 to 15, 43 single females aged 10 to 15, 33 single females aged 15 to 20, 32 single males aged 15 to 20, 30 males aged 5 to 10, 24 married females aged 20 to 30, 24 single females aged 20 to 30, 23 females aged 5 to 10, 23 single males aged 20 to 30, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 30 to 40, 10 females under age 1, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 8 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 males aged 1 to 2, 6 females age 3 to 4, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 males under age 1, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 married males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 211 French Canadians, 186 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 74 persons originating in Scotland, 8 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 41,000 tons of hay, 7,109 acres of land in farms, 5,733 bushels of oats, 5,575 pounds of homemade butter, 5,353 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,250 pounds of maple sugar, 2,826 bushels of wheat, 1,901 bushels of potatoes, 1,756 acres of farmland under cultivation, 931 pounds of wool produced on farms, 887 acres of farmland under crops, 886 bushels of peas, 857 acres of farmland in pasture, 510 sheep, 377 bushels of rye, 340 acres of oats, 271 swine, 241 acres of wheat, 213 milk cows, 156 horses, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 131 pounds of tobacco, 127 bushels of buckwheat, 117 calves and heifers, 114 barrels of pork, 91 acres of peas, 61 bushels of barley, 56 bushels of corn, 47 acres of potatoes, 38 acres of rye, 15 bulls, oxen, or steers, 14 occupants of farms, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 11 acres of buckwheat, 8 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 6 acres of corn, 6 barrels of beef, 5 acres of barley, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,000 carding and fulling mills returning capital, $600 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $450 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 364 yards of fulled cloth, 303 yards of flannel, 100 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $35 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills not reporting, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills not reporting, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in foundries, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mill plants, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 20,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081011— 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 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). "Newton, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newton-qc081011-1851/.