Potton, Quebec (1911 census)
Potton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,941. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.079°N, 72.381°W.
Population
In 1911, Potton had a population of 1,941: 1,035 male and 906 female residents. Population density was 19.4 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Potton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 64,000 area in acres, 1,941 total population, 1,035 males in the population, 906 females in the population, 603 single (never-married) males, 480 single (never-married) females, 392 families, 385 married males, 367 married females, 100 area in square miles, 51 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 19.41 population per square mile, 7 legally separated females, 3 legally separated males, 1 divorced females, 1 divorced males, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,978 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,131 persons of British origin (English), 632 persons of French origin, 79 persons of British origin (Irish), 79 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 634 Roman Catholics, 477 Methodists, 413 Anglicans (Church of England), 277 Baptists, 96 Adventists, 19 Congregationalists, 10 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 10 Presbyterians, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 386 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149005— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/potton-qc149005-1911/.