Whitton, Quebec (1881 census)
Whitton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 945. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 70.975°W.
Population
In 1881, Whitton had a population of 945: 500 male and 445 female residents. Population density was 7.5 people per square mile.
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 Hampden, Marston, Whitton, 1871 (41.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lac Mégantic vl, 1891 (4.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Whitton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 167 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 445 |
| Number of males | 500 |
| Number of married females | 155 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 312 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 945 |
| Total population | 945 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 615 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 162 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,908 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR BU | 2,700 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,700 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,888 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,897 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,054 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 671 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 433 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 1,888 |
| HAY AC | 1,908 |
| HAY TONS | 1,030 |
| OAT BU | 2,897 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 65 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 6,054 |
| RYE BU | 671 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,030 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 142 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 277 |
| C UNMD M | 338 |
| C UNMD TOT | 615 |
| D OCC | 162 |
| FEMALE | 445 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 162 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 500 |
| MD F | 155 |
| MD M | 157 |
| MD TOT | 312 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 66 |
| TUR BU | 433 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054011— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/whitton-qc054011-1881/.