Sutton, Quebec (1921 census)
Sutton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,365. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 72.587°W.
Population
In 1921, Sutton had a population of 2,365: 1,246 male and 1,119 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,422 |
| 1911 | 2,179 |
| 1921 | 2,365 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Sutton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,365 total population, 1,246 males in the population, 1,119 females in the population, 1,096 males born in Canada, 984 females born in Canada, 99 males born outside the British Empire, 90 females born outside the British Empire, 51 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 45 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,092 persons of French origin, 888 persons of British origin (English), 212 persons of British origin (Irish), 137 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 15 persons of Dutch origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,000 Roman Catholics, 778 Anglicans (Church of England), 357 Methodists, 93 Baptists, 87 Adventists, 42 Presbyterians, 5 Congregationalists, 3 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045006_1901— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sutton-qc045006-1921/.