Sutton, Quebec (1861 census)
Sutton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,151. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 72.588°W.
Population
In 1861, Sutton had a population of 3,151: 1,630 male and 1,521 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,151 |
| 1871 | 3,143 |
| 1881 | 3,666 |
| 1891 | 3,362 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Sutton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,151 total population, 1,630 males, 1,521 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,495, Female members of the family who are present: 1,446, 1,045 single males, 966 single females, 558 married males, 518 married females, 399 males attending school, 348 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 135, 79 adult males unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 75, 48 adult females unable to read or write, 37 female births, 37 widowed females, 35 male births, 27 widowed males, 17 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 232 females aged 5 to 10, 210 males aged 5 to 10, 197 single males aged 20 to 30, 196 single females aged 15 to 20, 185 single males aged 15 to 20, 184 single males aged 10 to 15, 180 single females aged 10 to 15, 166 married females aged 20 to 30, 139 married males aged 30 to 40, 130 married males aged 40 to 50, 124 single females aged 20 to 30, 117 married females aged 40 to 50, 116 married females aged 30 to 40, 106 married males aged 50 to 60, 102 married males aged 20 to 30, 70 married females aged 50 to 60, 55 married males aged 60 to 70, 52 males aged 3 to 4, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 2 to 3, 40 females age 3 to 4, 39 females aged 2 to 3, 39 males of unknown age, 35 males aged 4 to 5, 35 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 males aged 1 to 2, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 15 females of unknown age, 14 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 single females aged 40 to 50, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 8 married males aged 80 to 90, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,136 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 540 persons originating in the United States, 356 French Canadians, 62 persons originating in Ireland, 45 persons originating in England or Wales, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $483,225 value farms (dollars), 208,213 pounds of homemade butter, $143,599 value all livestock, 113,994 pounds of maple sugar, 53,112 bushels of potatoes, 48,928 bushels of oats, 46,108 acres of land in farms, $42,160 value horses aged over 3 years, $25,932 value farm implements in dollars, 25,833 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,275 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,185 pounds of wool produced on farms, 11,066 acres of farmland under crops, 10,355 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,425 bushels of corn, 9,029 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,009 bushels of turnips, 8,331 bushels of buckwheat, 7,532 bushels of spring wheat, 6,923 tons of hay, $5,743 value garden and orchard crops, 3,217 bushels of barley, 3,166 sheep, 2,166 calves and heifers, 2,156 milk cows, 1,515 acres of oats, 1,229 bushels of carrots, 845 barrels of pork, 828 bushels of rye, 616 acres of potatoes, 555 horses aged over 3 years, 526 bushels of peas, 522 bulls, oxen, or steers, 482 occupants of farms, 455 swine, 448 acres of spring wheat, 384 acres of corn, 378 barrels of beef, 333 bushels of beans, 304 acres of buckwheat, 295 horses aged 3 years and under, 205 pounds of flax or hemp, 180 acres of farmland in gardens, 175 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 140 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 140 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 119 acres of barley, 97 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 54 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 49 acres of rye, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 34 acres of turnips, 34 gallons of cider, 23 acres of peas, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of mangel wurtzel, 2 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $18,017 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,901 yards of flannel, 1,177 yards of fulled cloth, 561 carriages for pleasure, 75 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 90 to 100: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Aaron Edson | 1846–1888 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC010005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC144006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142521
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Sutton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sutton-qc010005-1861/.