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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q956507. 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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,993 total population, 1,034 males, 959 females, 616 married persons, 319 families, 308 married females, 308 married males, 45 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,332 single persons under 18, 709 single males under 18, 623 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 314 inhabited houses, 314 occupied houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 30,387 bushels of oats, 18,622 bushels of potatoes, 7,336 bushels of buckwheat, 4,087 acres of hay crops, 3,807 tons of hay, 2,453 bushels of turnips, 1,999 bushels of spring wheat, 1,426 bushels of barley, 1,249 bushels of peas and beans, 697 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 357 bushels of other root crops, 223 acres of wheat, 187 acres of potatoes, 77 bushels of corn, 22 bushels of rye, 12 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,993 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:
QC053022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099015_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q956507
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotton,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wotton_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.