Ditton, Quebec (1891 census)
Ditton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 827. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.385°N, 71.237°W.
Population
In 1891, Ditton had a population of 827: 431 male and 396 female residents. Population density was 7.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 898 |
| 1891 | 827 |
| 1901 | 1,079 |
| 1911 | 1,288 |
| 1921 | 1,356 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ditton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 153 |
| Number of families | 153 |
| Number of females | 396 |
| Number of males | 431 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 275 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 396 |
| POP M | 431 |
| POP TOT | 827 |
| Total population | 827 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 284 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 533 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 785 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 42 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 148 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 148 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 128 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 92 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,209 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,564 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,106 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,691 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,362 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,926 |
| Acres of oats | 389 |
| Acres of potatoes | 75 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR AC | 92 |
| BAR BU | 1,050 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 749 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,213 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 457 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,753 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 815 |
| BWT BU | 749 |
| HAY AC | 1,691 |
| HAY TONS | 1,544 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 246 |
| Number of chickens | 979 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 141 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 158 |
| Number of milk cows | 290 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 150 |
| Number of other cattle | 263 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 816 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 434 |
| Number of swine | 145 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 415 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 389 |
| OAT BU | 5,213 |
| PEA BU | 457 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 10,753 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 182 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 88 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,992 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,907 |
| RYE BU | 4 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,544 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT SP BU | 196 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 36 |
| A 11 50 | 9 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 80 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,907 |
| CATTLE KS | 246 |
| CHEESE LB | 182 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 249 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 284 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 533 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 88 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 153 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,992 |
| FRN CA | 785 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 979 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 158 |
| HOUSES | 148 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 43 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 128 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 30 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 42 |
| HOUSES W | 148 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 136 |
| MD MALE | 139 |
| MD TOT | 275 |
| MILK COWS | 290 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 141 |
| OC TOT | 150 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 263 |
| OTHERS | 42 |
| SHEEP | 816 |
| SHEEP KS | 434 |
| SUP AM | 5,362 |
| SUP FOR | 15,584 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 2,209 |
| SUP SC | 3,106 |
| SUP TOT | 20,926 |
| SWINE | 145 |
| SWINE KS | 415 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 815 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
| WORKING OX | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051011— 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). "Ditton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ditton-qc150006-1891/.