Sutton, Quebec (1891 census)
Sutton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,362. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 72.588°W.
Population
In 1891, Sutton had a population of 3,362: 1,731 male and 1,631 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).
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 contained Sutton, VL, 1901 (1.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sutton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,362 total population, 1,731 males, 1,631 females, 1,433 married persons, 752 families, 719 married females, 714 married males, 162 widowed persons, 109 widowed females, 53 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,767 single persons under 18, 964 single males under 18, 803 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,453 persons who are not French Canadian, 909 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 695 houses, 695 occupied houses, 630 houses built of wood, 620 houses of 1 story, 345 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 99 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 76 houses of 4 rooms, 76 houses of 5 rooms, 71 houses of 2 stories, 55 houses built of brick, 48 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 21 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 10 houses under construction, 6 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 646,162 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 369,912 pounds of homemade butter, 55,129 bushels of potatoes, 54,647 acres of land in farms, 39,403 bushels of oats, 36,389 acres of improved land in farms, 18,944 acres of farmland in pasture, 18,258 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,003 acres of farmland under crops, 15,544 tons of hay, 13,405 acres of hay crops, 10,579 bushels of corn, 7,918 bushels of barley, 7,559 chickens, 6,840 bushels of turnips, 6,138 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,817 milk cows, 2,704 bushels of spring wheat, 1,807 bushels of buckwheat, 1,627 swine, 1,541 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,526 other cattle, 1,254 acres of oats, 1,109 sheep, 1,066 horses aged over 3 years, 990 cattle killed or sold, 959 sheep slaughtered or sold, 662 bushels of beans, 622 occupants of farms, 541 farm occupants who own their land, 442 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 423 horses aged 3 years and under, 366 acres of potatoes, 347 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 330 acres of barley, 282 turkeys, Capacity of silos (tons): 235, 217 geese, 167 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 163 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 148 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 139 bushels of peas, 129 acres of wheat, 92 oxen, 91 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 81 farm occupants who rent their land, 67 other fowl, 53 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 49 ducks, 20 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144006— 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 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). "Sutton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sutton-qc144006-1891/.