Sutton, Quebec (1871 census)
Sutton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,143. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 72.588°W.
Population
In 1871, Sutton had a population of 3,143: 1,635 male and 1,508 female residents. Population density was 28.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,468 |
| 1861 | 3,151 |
| 1871 | 3,143 |
| 1881 | 3,666 |
| 1891 | 3,362 |
| 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Sutton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 621 |
| Number of females | 1,508 |
| Number of males | 1,635 |
| Number of married females | 606 |
| Number of married males | 607 |
| Number of married persons | 1,213 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| Total population | 3,143 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 834 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 985 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,819 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 592 |
| Number of occupied houses | 592 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 969 |
| BWT BU | 4,064 |
| CRN BU | 12,918 |
| HAY AC | 11,066 |
| HAY TONS | 12,152 |
| OAT BU | 36,140 |
| PEA BU | 364 |
| POT AC | 362 |
| POT BU | 56,425 |
| RYE BU | 62 |
| Total area (acres) | 64,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,395 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 409 |
| AREA | 64,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 530 |
| CD | 126 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 621 |
| FEMALE | 1,508 |
| GRA BU | 197 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 592 |
| INHABITED | 592 |
| MALE | 1,635 |
| MARRIED F | 606 |
| MARRIED M | 607 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,213 |
| POPULATION | 3,143 |
| ROOT BU | 2,897 |
| SINGLE F | 834 |
| SINGLE M | 985 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,819 |
| TUR BU | 4,851 |
| UNINHABITED | 23 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 111 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC126003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC045006— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sutton-qc126003-1871/.