Patton & Ashburton, Quebec (1891 census)
Patton & Ashburton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 582. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.836°N, 70.326°W.
Population
In 1891, Patton & Ashburton had a population of 582: 294 male and 288 female residents. Population density was 4.2 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Patton & Ashburton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 106 |
| Number of families | 106 |
| Number of females | 288 |
| Number of males | 294 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP F | 288 |
| POP M | 294 |
| POP TOT | 582 |
| Total population | 582 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 376 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 582 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 96 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 95 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 55 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 96 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 136 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 8 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,268 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,885 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,368 |
| Acres of hay crops | 981 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,644 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,529 |
| Acres of oats | 323 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR AC | 136 |
| BAR BU | 1,338 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,338 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,161 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,312 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,137 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 152 |
| BWT BU | 1,161 |
| HAY AC | 981 |
| HAY TONS | 443 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 48 |
| Number of chickens | 510 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 107 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 112 |
| Number of milk cows | 201 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 110 |
| Number of other cattle | 100 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 259 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 112 |
| Number of swine | 181 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 171 |
| OAT AC | 323 |
| OAT BU | 3,312 |
| PEA BU | 33 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 3,137 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 444 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 397 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,566 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 443 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 45 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,566 |
| CATTLE KS | 48 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 187 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 376 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 444 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| FAMILIES | 106 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 397 |
| FRN CA | 582 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 510 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 112 |
| HOUSES | 96 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 55 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 95 |
| MD FEM | 93 |
| MD MALE | 93 |
| MD TOT | 186 |
| MILK COWS | 201 |
| NAME CD | Montmagny |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 107 |
| OC TOT | 110 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 100 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 259 |
| SHEEP KS | 112 |
| SUP AM | 3,644 |
| SUP FOR | 10,885 |
| SUP JV | 8 |
| SUP PAT | 1,268 |
| SUP SC | 2,368 |
| SUP TOT | 14,529 |
| SWINE | 181 |
| SWINE KS | 171 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 96 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 152 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171005— 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 1891 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). "Patton & Ashburton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/patton-ashburton-qc171005-1891/.