Sutton, Quebec (1881 census)
Sutton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,666. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 72.588°W.
Population
In 1881, Sutton had a population of 3,666: 1,879 male and 1,787 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Sutton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,666 total population, 1,879 males, 1,787 females, 1,461 married persons, 761 families, 732 married females, 729 married males, 161 widowed persons, 99 widowed females, 62 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,044 single persons under 18, 1,088 single males under 18, 956 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 753 occupied houses, 752 inhabited houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 51,144 bushels of oats, 38,516 bushels of potatoes, 13,839 tons of hay, 12,155 acres of hay crops, 11,416 bushels of corn, 7,142 bushels of spring wheat, 7,038 bushels of turnips, 3,941 bushels of buckwheat, 2,472 bushels of other root crops, 2,286 bushels of barley, 932 bushels of peas and beans, 520 acres of wheat, 347 acres of potatoes, 158 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 64 bushels of rye, 33 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Aaron Edson | 1846–1888 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,666 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:
QC060002— 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 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). "Sutton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sutton-qc060002-1881/.