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 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 density was 30.6 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).
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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 752 |
| Number of families | 752 |
| Number of females | 1,631 |
| Number of males | 1,731 |
| Number of married females | 719 |
| Number of married males | 714 |
| Number of married persons | 1,433 |
| Number of widowed females | 109 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 162 |
| POP F | 1,631 |
| POP M | 1,731 |
| POP TOT | 3,362 |
| Total population | 3,362 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 803 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 964 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,767 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 909 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,453 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 695 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 55 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 630 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 620 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 71 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 345 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 695 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 330 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 442 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 18,944 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,258 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,003 |
| Acres of hay crops | 13,405 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 36,389 |
| Acres of land in farms | 54,647 |
| Acres of oats | 1,254 |
| Acres of potatoes | 366 |
| Acres of turnips | 20 |
| Acres of wheat | 129 |
| BAR AC | 330 |
| BAR BU | 7,918 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,918 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 662 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,807 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,579 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,403 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 139 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,129 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,704 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,840 |
| BWT BU | 1,807 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 235 |
| CRN BU | 10,579 |
| HAY AC | 13,405 |
| HAY TONS | 15,544 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 990 |
| Number of chickens | 7,559 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 541 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 81 |
| Number of geese | 217 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 423 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,066 |
| Number of milk cows | 4,817 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 622 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,526 |
| Number of other fowl | 67 |
| Number of oxen | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 148 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 163 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 167 |
| Number of sheep | 1,109 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 959 |
| Number of swine | 1,627 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,541 |
| Number of turkeys | 282 |
| OAT AC | 1,254 |
| OAT BU | 39,403 |
| PEA BU | 139 |
| POT AC | 366 |
| POT BU | 55,129 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 646,162 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,138 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 347 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 369,912 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 15,544 |
| WHT AC | 129 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,704 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 148 |
| A 11 50 | 91 |
| A 201 PL | 53 |
| A 51 100 | 163 |
| BEN BU | 662 |
| BUTTER LB | 369,912 |
| CATTLE KS | 990 |
| CHEESE LB | 646,162 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 803 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 964 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,767 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,138 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 423 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 752 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 347 |
| FRN CA | 909 |
| GEESE | 217 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,559 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,066 |
| HOUSES | 695 |
| HOUSES B | 55 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 620 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 345 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 71 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 21 |
| HOUSES W | 630 |
| INF 11 A | 167 |
| MD FEM | 719 |
| MD MALE | 714 |
| MD TOT | 1,433 |
| MILK COWS | 4,817 |
| NAME CD | Brome |
| OC F | 81 |
| OC P | 541 |
| OC TOT | 622 |
| OTHER FOWL | 67 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,526 |
| OTHERS | 2,453 |
| SHEEP | 1,109 |
| SHEEP KS | 959 |
| SILOS | 235 |
| SUP AM | 36,389 |
| SUP FOR | 18,258 |
| SUP JV | 442 |
| SUP PAT | 18,944 |
| SUP SC | 17,003 |
| SUP TOT | 54,647 |
| SWINE | 1,627 |
| SWINE KS | 1,541 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 695 |
| TUR AC | 20 |
| TUR BU | 6,840 |
| TURKEY | 282 |
| WID FEM | 109 |
| WID MALE | 53 |
| WID TOT | 162 |
| WORKING OX | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC144006— 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 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/.