Sutton, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Sutton, VL 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, VL had a population of 686: 366 male and 320 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 686 total population, 366 males, 320 females, 233 married persons, 134 families, 117 married males, 116 married females, 22 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 431 single persons under 18, 240 single males under 18, 191 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 669 persons who are not French Canadian, 17 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 133 houses, 133 occupied houses, 116 houses built of wood, 86 houses of 2 stories, 66 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 47 houses of 1 story, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 17 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,150 bushels of oats, 3,102 pounds of homemade butter, 3,090 bushels of turnips, 2,642 bushels of potatoes, 1,125 acres of land in farms, 1,115 acres of improved land in farms, 1,054 chickens, 750 bushels of winter wheat, 648 bushels of peas, 613 acres of farmland under crops, 540 bushels of spring wheat, 435 acres of farmland in pasture, 326 sheep slaughtered or sold, 310 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 285 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 280 swine slaughtered or sold, 261 cattle killed or sold, 234 tons of hay, 179 acres of hay crops, 135 occupants of farms, 129 other cattle, 127 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 124 acres of oats, 114 swine, 96 farm occupants who own their land, 85 horses aged over 3 years, 77 acres of wheat, 70 sheep, 67 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 66 bushels of barley, 65 milk cows, 51 bushels of corn, 39 farm occupants who rent their land, 28 acres of potatoes, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 turkeys, 10 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 acres of turnips, 6 geese, 5 ducks, 4 acres of barley, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sutton-vl-on132009-1891/.