Whitton, Quebec (1881 census)
Whitton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 945. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28535203. 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 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 Hampden, Marston, Whitton, 1871 (41.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Lake Megantic, Village, 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 945 total population, 500 males, 445 females, 312 married persons, 167 families, 157 married males, 155 married females, 18 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 615 single persons under 18, 338 single males under 18, 277 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 162 inhabited houses, 162 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,054 bushels of potatoes, 2,897 bushels of oats, 2,700 bushels of barley, 1,908 acres of hay crops, 1,888 bushels of buckwheat, 1,030 tons of hay, 671 bushels of rye, 433 bushels of turnips, 142 bushels of spring wheat, 121 acres of potatoes, 66 bushels of other root crops, 65 bushels of peas and beans, 62 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 945 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054011— 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 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/.