Suffolk, Quebec (1891 census)
Suffolk was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.913°N, 74.945°W.
Population
In 1891, Suffolk had a population of 968: 514 male and 454 female residents. Population density was 13.8 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Suffolk & Addington, 1901 (48.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Suffolk shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 188 |
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of females | 454 |
| Number of males | 514 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 349 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP F | 454 |
| POP M | 514 |
| POP TOT | 968 |
| Total population | 968 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 325 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 597 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 760 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 208 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 166 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 166 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 164 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 197 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,348 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,337 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,011 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,793 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,401 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,738 |
| Acres of oats | 909 |
| Acres of potatoes | 131 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 178 |
| BAR AC | 197 |
| BAR BU | 1,989 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,989 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,506 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 302 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,780 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,642 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,174 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 346 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,204 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,948 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 1,506 |
| CRN BU | 103 |
| HAY AC | 1,793 |
| HAY TONS | 1,459 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 95 |
| Number of chickens | 1,740 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 177 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 66 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 177 |
| Number of milk cows | 401 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 184 |
| Number of other cattle | 395 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 11 |
| Number of sheep | 685 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 243 |
| Number of swine | 358 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 314 |
| Number of turkeys | 48 |
| OAT AC | 909 |
| OAT BU | 10,780 |
| PEA BU | 2,642 |
| POT AC | 131 |
| POT BU | 10,174 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,188 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 73 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,505 |
| RYE BU | 346 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,459 |
| WHT AC | 178 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,204 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 112 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,505 |
| CATTLE KS | 95 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 272 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 325 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 597 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,188 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 66 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 188 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 73 |
| FRN CA | 760 |
| GEESE | 11 |
| GRA BU | 302 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,740 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 177 |
| HOUSES | 166 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 164 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 55 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 70 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 49 |
| HOUSES W | 166 |
| INF 11 A | 11 |
| MD FEM | 175 |
| MD MALE | 174 |
| MD TOT | 349 |
| MILK COWS | 401 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 177 |
| OC TOT | 184 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 395 |
| OTHERS | 208 |
| SHEEP | 685 |
| SHEEP KS | 243 |
| SUP AM | 6,401 |
| SUP FOR | 15,337 |
| SUP JV | 42 |
| SUP PAT | 1,348 |
| SUP SC | 5,011 |
| SUP TOT | 21,738 |
| SWINE | 358 |
| SWINE KS | 314 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 173 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 1,948 |
| TURKEY | 48 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 7 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
| WORKING OX | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176043— 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 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). "Suffolk, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/suffolk-qc176043-1891/.