Sutton, VL, Ontario (1911 census)
Sutton, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 753. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7650193. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.307°N, 79.349°W.
Population
In 1911, Sutton, VL had a population of 753: 354 male and 399 female residents. Population density was 990.8 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Sutton, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 990.79 population per square mile, 753 total population, 485 area in acres, 399 females in the population, 354 males in the population, 208 single (never-married) females, 197 families, 192 single (never-married) males, 149 married males, 148 married females, 39 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 4 legally separated females, 1 legally separated males, 0.76 area in square miles. 646 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 392 persons of British origin (English), 153 persons of British origin (Irish), 99 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 53 persons of French origin, 41 persons of German origin, 8 persons of British origin (other). 4 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 3 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 235 Anglicans (Church of England), 231 Methodists, 196 Presbyterians, 70 Roman Catholics, 10 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 6 Baptists, 3 Jews, 1 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 195 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON137010— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sutton-vl-on137010-1911/.