Wotton, Quebec (1881 census)
Wotton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,993. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.752°N, 71.799°W.
Population
In 1881, Wotton had a population of 1,993: 1,034 male and 959 female residents. Population density was 34.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 663 |
| 1861 | 1,533 |
| 1871 | 1,807 |
| 1881 | 1,993 |
| 1891 | 2,016 |
| 1901 | 1,903 |
| 1911 | 1,914 |
| 1921 | 1,553 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wotton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 319 |
| Number of families | 319 |
| Number of females | 959 |
| Number of males | 1,034 |
| Number of married females | 308 |
| Number of married males | 308 |
| Number of married persons | 616 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,993 |
| Total population | 1,993 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 623 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 709 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,332 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 314 |
| Number of occupied houses | 314 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,087 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of wheat | 223 |
| BAR BU | 1,426 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,426 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,336 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 697 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,387 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 357 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,249 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,622 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,999 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,453 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 7,336 |
| CRN BU | 77 |
| HAY AC | 4,087 |
| HAY TONS | 3,807 |
| OAT BU | 30,387 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,249 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 18,622 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,807 |
| WHT AC | 223 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,999 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 623 |
| C UNMD M | 709 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,332 |
| D OCC | 314 |
| FEMALE | 959 |
| GRA BU | 697 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 314 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 1,034 |
| MD F | 308 |
| MD M | 308 |
| MD TOT | 616 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 357 |
| TUR BU | 2,453 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099015— 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). "Wotton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wotton-qc053022-1881/.