Sutton, Quebec (1911 census)
Sutton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,179. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 72.587°W.
Population
In 1911, Sutton had a population of 2,179: 1,148 male and 1,031 female residents. Population density was 21.1 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Sutton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 66,220 area in acres, 2,179 total population, 1,148 males in the population, 1,031 females in the population, 620 single (never-married) males, 495 families, 495 single (never-married) females, 467 married males, 448 married females, 103.47 area in square miles, 83 widowed females, 58 widowed males, 21.06 population per square mile, 5 divorced females, 3 divorced males. 2,422 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 992 persons of British origin (English), 672 persons of French origin, 229 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 206 persons of British origin (Irish), 67 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Russian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 806 Anglicans (Church of England), 562 Roman Catholics, 527 Methodists, 166 Adventists, 59 Baptists, 26 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 24 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 7 Congregationalists, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 490 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sutton-qc149006-1911/.