Potton, Quebec (1861 census)
Potton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,994. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.079°N, 72.381°W.
Population
In 1861, Potton had a population of 1,994: 1,035 male and 959 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,994 |
| 1871 | 2,178 |
| 1881 | 2,380 |
| 1891 | 2,253 |
| 1901 | 1,978 |
| 1911 | 1,941 |
| 1921 | 1,971 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Potton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,994 total population, 1,035 males, 959 females, Male members of the family who are present: 905, Female members of the family who are present: 868, 642 single males, 573 single females, 375 married males, 357 married females, 268 males attending school, 236 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 130, Females present who are not members of the family: 91, 29 adult males unable to read or write, 29 female births, 29 male births, 29 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 15 adult females unable to read or write, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 136 females aged 5 to 10, 127 single males aged 15 to 20, 121 males aged 5 to 10, 120 single males aged 10 to 15, 118 single males aged 20 to 30, 112 single females aged 10 to 15, 109 married females aged 20 to 30, 107 single females aged 15 to 20, 105 married males aged 30 to 40, 97 married females aged 30 to 40, 74 married males aged 40 to 50, 71 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 married males aged 20 to 30, 65 married males aged 50 to 60, 59 single females aged 20 to 30, 50 married females aged 50 to 60, 40 married males aged 60 to 70, 33 females aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 30 females age 3 to 4, 27 males aged 3 to 4, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 18 males aged 2 to 3, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 6 males of unknown age, 6 married males aged 80 to 90, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 females of unknown age, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,314 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 549 persons originating in the United States, 45 French Canadians, 42 persons originating in England or Wales, 22 persons originating in Ireland, 16 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in Newfoundland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $417,550 value farms (dollars), 102,478 pounds of homemade butter, 87,003 pounds of maple sugar, $85,163 value all livestock, 40,628 bushels of potatoes, 35,681 acres of land in farms, 26,375 bushels of oats, $21,661 value horses aged over 3 years, 21,358 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $19,477 value farm implements in dollars, 14,323 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,543 acres of farmland under crops, 8,325 bushels of buckwheat, 8,144 bushels of turnips, 7,995 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,888 bushels of corn, 5,654 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,130 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 4,748 tons of hay, 4,363 bushels of spring wheat, 4,032 pounds of hops, $3,651 value garden and orchard crops, 2,312 bushels of barley, 2,098 sheep, 1,593 bushels of rye, 1,354 bushels of carrots, 1,322 calves and heifers, 1,066 bushels of peas, 1,052 milk cows, 767 acres of oats, 487 barrels of pork, 469 bushels of beans, 340 bulls, oxen, or steers, 317 swine, 311 horses aged over 3 years, 296 acres of buckwheat, 296 barrels of beef, 290 occupants of farms, 272 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 240 acres of potatoes, 237 acres of corn, 231 horses aged 3 years and under, 217 acres of spring wheat, 126 acres of farmland in gardens, 110 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 96 pounds of flax or hemp, 91 acres of barley, 91 acres of rye, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 66 acres of peas, 65 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 acres of turnips, 24 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 20 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,557 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,308 yards of flannel, 585 yards of fulled cloth, 295 carriages for pleasure, 148 yards of linen, 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC010004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045005_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244485
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Potton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/potton-qc010004-1861/.