Suffolk, Quebec (1881 census)
Suffolk was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 907. 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 density was 12.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 907 |
| 1891 | 968 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 408 |
| Number of males | 499 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 294 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP TOT | 907 |
| Total population | 907 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 600 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 160 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 559 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of wheat | 156 |
| BAR BU | 1,290 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,290 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,131 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 361 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,649 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 677 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,934 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,421 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,040 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,752 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| BWT BU | 3,131 |
| CRN BU | 361 |
| HAY AC | 559 |
| HAY TONS | 440 |
| OAT BU | 8,649 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 677 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 8,934 |
| RYE BU | 1,421 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 440 |
| WHT AC | 156 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,040 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 255 |
| C UNMD M | 345 |
| C UNMD TOT | 600 |
| D OCC | 160 |
| FEMALE | 408 |
| GRA BU | 237 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 160 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 499 |
| MD F | 147 |
| MD M | 147 |
| MD TOT | 294 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 110 |
| TUR BU | 6,752 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176043— 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 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/.