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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ditton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 827 total population, 431 males, 396 females, 275 married persons, 153 families, 139 married males, 136 married females, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 533 single persons under 18, 284 single males under 18, 249 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 785 French Canadians, 42 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 occupied houses, 148 houses, 148 houses built of wood, 128 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 4 rooms, 42 uninhabited houses, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 29 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 19 houses of 5 rooms, 18 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,926 acres of land in farms, 15,564 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,907 pounds of homemade butter, 10,753 bushels of potatoes, 5,362 acres of improved land in farms, 5,213 bushels of oats, 3,106 acres of farmland under crops, 2,209 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,992 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,691 acres of hay crops, 1,544 tons of hay, 1,050 bushels of barley, 979 chickens, 816 sheep, 815 bushels of turnips, 749 bushels of buckwheat, 457 bushels of peas, 434 sheep slaughtered or sold, 415 swine slaughtered or sold, 389 acres of oats, 290 milk cows, 263 other cattle, 246 cattle killed or sold, 196 bushels of spring wheat, 182 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 158 horses aged over 3 years, 150 occupants of farms, 145 swine, 141 farm occupants who own their land, 92 acres of barley, 88 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 80 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 75 acres of potatoes, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 55 oxen, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 geese, 17 acres of wheat, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 ducks, 6 turkeys, 5 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 4 bushels of rye, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150006— 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 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/.