Potton, Quebec (1891 census)
Potton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,253. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.079°N, 72.381°W.
Population
In 1891, Potton had a population of 2,253: 1,183 male and 1,070 female residents. Population density was 21.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,707 |
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Potton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 467 |
| Number of families | 467 |
| Number of females | 1,070 |
| Number of males | 1,183 |
| Number of married females | 457 |
| Number of married males | 457 |
| Number of married persons | 914 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP F | 1,070 |
| POP M | 1,183 |
| POP TOT | 2,253 |
| Total population | 2,253 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 550 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 682 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,232 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 515 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,738 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 465 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 463 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 427 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 38 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 203 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 465 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 399 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 201 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,722 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 23,853 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,727 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,701 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 25,650 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,503 |
| Acres of oats | 901 |
| Acres of potatoes | 217 |
| Acres of turnips | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 169 |
| BAR AC | 399 |
| BAR BU | 8,224 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,224 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 787 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,992 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,892 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,273 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 281 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,530 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,854 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,902 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 48 |
| BWT BU | 2,992 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 300 |
| CRN BU | 4,892 |
| HAY AC | 8,701 |
| HAY TONS | 10,410 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 594 |
| Number of chickens | 5,798 |
| Number of ducks | 29 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 305 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 114 |
| Number of geese | 135 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 256 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 754 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,042 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 423 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,200 |
| Number of other fowl | 71 |
| Number of oxen | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 81 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 69 |
| Number of sheep | 1,731 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 951 |
| Number of swine | 924 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 416 |
| Number of turkeys | 114 |
| OAT AC | 901 |
| OAT BU | 25,273 |
| PEA BU | 281 |
| POT AC | 217 |
| POT BU | 33,530 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 234,635 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,425 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 244,007 |
| RYE BU | 80 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,410 |
| WHT AC | 169 |
| WHT FALL BU | 48 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,854 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 117 |
| A 11 50 | 81 |
| A 201 PL | 53 |
| A 51 100 | 103 |
| BEN BU | 787 |
| BUTTER LB | 244,007 |
| CATTLE KS | 594 |
| CHEESE LB | 234,635 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 682 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,232 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,425 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 256 |
| DUCKS | 29 |
| FAMILIES | 467 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 70 |
| FRN CA | 515 |
| GEESE | 135 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,798 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 754 |
| HOUSES | 465 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 70 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 427 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 203 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 61 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 38 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 463 |
| INF 11 A | 69 |
| MD FEM | 457 |
| MD MALE | 457 |
| MD TOT | 914 |
| MILK COWS | 3,042 |
| NAME CD | Brome |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 114 |
| OC P | 305 |
| OC TOT | 423 |
| OTHER FOWL | 71 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,200 |
| OTHERS | 1,738 |
| SHEEP | 1,731 |
| SHEEP KS | 951 |
| SILOS | 300 |
| SUP AM | 25,650 |
| SUP FOR | 23,853 |
| SUP JV | 201 |
| SUP PAT | 11,722 |
| SUP SC | 13,727 |
| SUP TOT | 49,503 |
| SWINE | 924 |
| SWINE KS | 416 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 465 |
| TUR AC | 13 |
| TUR BU | 4,902 |
| TURKEY | 114 |
| WID FEM | 63 |
| WID MALE | 44 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
| WORKING OX | 143 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045005_1851— 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). "Potton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/potton-qc144005-1891/.