Whitton, Quebec (1861 census)
Whitton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 309. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28535203. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 70.975°W.
Population
In 1861, Whitton had a population of 309.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 309 |
| 1881 | 945 |
| 1911 | 813 |
| 1921 | 985 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Stoke, Hampden, Ditton, Marston, Whitton, Clinton, Chesham, 1851 (18.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hampden, Marston, Whitton, 1871 (41.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Whitton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 309 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 214 persons originating in Scotland, 87 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 5 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $11,338 value farms (dollars), $6,153 value all livestock, 5,460 acres of land in farms, 4,952 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,798 bushels of barley, 4,304 bushels of potatoes, 3,515 pounds of homemade butter, 1,533 bushels of oats, 1,532 bushels of turnips, 775 pounds of maple sugar, $760 value horses aged over 3 years, 508 acres of farmland under cultivation, 490 acres of farmland under crops, $436 value farm implements in dollars, 379 bushels of buckwheat, 225 pounds of wool produced on farms, 131 calves and heifers, 120 tons of hay, 118 sheep, 96 acres of barley, 88 milk cows, 64 acres of potatoes, 56 swine, 49 acres of oats, 47 occupants of farms, 40 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 35 barrels of pork, 24 acres of turnips, 24 bulls, oxen, or steers, 18 acres of farmland in pasture, 16 acres of buckwheat, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of spring wheat, 7 bushels of carrots, 7 horses aged over 3 years, 7 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 barrels of beef, 1 acres of spring wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $100 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 92 yards of flannel, 92 yards of fulled cloth, 2 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC016012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC055017_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28535203
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Whitton, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/whitton-qc016012-1861/.