Suffolk, Quebec (1881 census)
Suffolk was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 907. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28469433. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.913°N, 74.945°W.
Population
In 1881, Suffolk had a population of 907: 499 male and 408 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 907 |
| 1891 | 968 |
| 1911 | 1,176 |
| 1921 | 1,276 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hartwell, Suffolk, 1871 (48.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Suffolk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 907 total population, 499 males, 408 females, 294 married persons, 164 families, 147 married females, 147 married males, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 600 single persons under 18, 345 single males under 18, 255 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 160 inhabited houses, 160 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,934 bushels of potatoes, 8,649 bushels of oats, 6,752 bushels of turnips, 3,131 bushels of buckwheat, 1,421 bushels of rye, 1,290 bushels of barley, 1,040 bushels of spring wheat, 677 bushels of peas and beans, 559 acres of hay crops, 440 tons of hay, 361 bushels of corn, 237 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 156 acres of wheat, 132 acres of potatoes, 110 bushels of other root crops, 33 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 907 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062051— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28469433
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "Suffolk, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/suffolk-qc097020-1881/.