Sutton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Sutton, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 686. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7650193. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.307°N, 79.349°W.
Population
In 1891, Sutton, Village had a population of 686: 366 male and 320 female residents. Population density was 683.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 686 |
| 1901 | 646 |
| 1911 | 753 |
| 1921 | 789 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Georgina, 1881 (0.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sutton, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 320 |
| Number of males | 366 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 233 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 320 |
| POP M | 366 |
| POP TOT | 686 |
| Total population | 686 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 191 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 240 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 431 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 17 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 669 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 133 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 116 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 47 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 86 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 133 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 67 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 435 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 613 |
| Acres of hay crops | 179 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,115 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,125 |
| Acres of oats | 124 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 77 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 66 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,150 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 648 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,642 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 540 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,090 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 750 |
| CRN BU | 51 |
| HAY AC | 179 |
| HAY TONS | 234 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 261 |
| Number of chickens | 1,054 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 96 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 39 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 85 |
| Number of milk cows | 65 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 135 |
| Number of other cattle | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 127 |
| Number of sheep | 70 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 326 |
| Number of swine | 114 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 280 |
| Number of turkeys | 14 |
| OAT AC | 124 |
| OAT BU | 3,150 |
| PEA BU | 648 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 2,642 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 310 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 285 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,102 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 234 |
| WHT AC | 77 |
| WHT FALL BU | 750 |
| WHT SP BU | 540 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 3 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,102 |
| CATTLE KS | 261 |
| CHEESE LB | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 191 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 431 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 285 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 17 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,054 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 85 |
| HOUSES | 133 |
| HOUSES B | 17 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 47 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 66 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 86 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 116 |
| INF 11 A | 127 |
| MD FEM | 116 |
| MD MALE | 117 |
| MD TOT | 233 |
| MILK COWS | 65 |
| NAME CD | York, North-Nord |
| OC F | 39 |
| OC P | 96 |
| OC TOT | 135 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 129 |
| OTHERS | 669 |
| SHEEP | 70 |
| SHEEP KS | 326 |
| SUP AM | 1,115 |
| SUP FOR | 10 |
| SUP JV | 67 |
| SUP PAT | 435 |
| SUP SC | 613 |
| SUP TOT | 1,125 |
| SWINE | 114 |
| SWINE KS | 280 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 133 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 3,090 |
| TURKEY | 14 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON154022— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7650193
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton,_Ontario
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). "Sutton, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sutton-village-on132009-1891/.