Ditton, Quebec (1881 census)
Ditton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.385°N, 71.237°W.
Population
In 1881, Ditton had a population of 898: 467 male and 431 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 898 |
| 1891 | 827 |
| 1901 | 1,079 |
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 Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton, 1871 (33.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ditton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 898 total population, 467 males, 431 females, 287 married persons, 154 families, 144 married females, 143 married males, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 597 single persons under 18, 316 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 144 occupied houses, 142 inhabited houses, 66 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,530 bushels of buckwheat, 7,666 bushels of potatoes, 3,307 bushels of oats, 2,087 bushels of turnips, 1,381 acres of hay crops, 1,114 tons of hay, 895 bushels of barley, 874 acres of potatoes, 748 bushels of spring wheat, 730 bushels of rye, 325 bushels of other root crops, 300 bushels of peas and beans, 170 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 120 bushels of winter wheat, 87 acres of wheat, 22 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 898 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150008_1881— 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 1881 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). "Ditton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ditton-qc054001-1881/.