Wotton, Quebec (1851 census)
Wotton was a census subdivision in Drummond County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 663. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.730°N, 71.763°W.
Population
In 1851, Wotton had a population of 663: 369 male and 294 female residents. Population density was 7.6 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Wotton, 1861 (64.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Camille, 1861 (35.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Wotton shared boundaries with:
- Dudswell
- Shipton
- South Ham, Township
- Stoke, Hampden, Ditton, Marston, Whitton, Clinton, Chesham
- Tingwick, Township
- Windsor
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 275 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 128 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 5 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 291 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 3 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 353 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 7 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 16 |
| Number of blind males | 2 |
| Number of families | 128 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 21 |
| Number of females | 294 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 20 |
| Number of males | 369 |
| Number of married females | 116 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of single females | 176 |
| Number of single males | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| POP | 663 |
| POP FX N.1 | 294 |
| POP MX N.1 | 369 |
| POP XX N.1 | 663 |
| Total population | 663 |
Age structure (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 15 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 19 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 11 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 8 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 44 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 21 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 25 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 16 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 17 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 6 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 66 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 20 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 14 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 53 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 46 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 31 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 21 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 36 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 14 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 34 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 30 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 30 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 622 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 34 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 1 |
Agriculture (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR AC | 51 |
| BAR BU | 572 |
| BEEF BAR | 2 |
| BWT AC | 84 |
| BWT BU | 1,013 |
| CRN AC | 1 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY TONS | 95 |
| OAT AC | 75 |
| OAT BU | 1,057 |
| PEA AC | 10 |
| PEA BU | 57 |
| PORK BAR | 39 |
| POT AC | 175 |
| POT BU | 3,685 |
| RYE AC | 29 |
| RYE BU | 327 |
| TOB LBS | 319 |
| WHT AC | 177 |
| WHT BU | 1,734 |
| WOOL LBS | 127 |
Manufacturing & industry (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of breweries | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | |
| Number of distilleries | |
| Number of distilleries reporting | |
| Number of distilleries returning capital | |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | |
| Number of employees in foundries | |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | |
| Number of employees in tanneries | |
| Number of employees in woollen factories | |
| Number of foundries | |
| Number of foundries not reporting | |
| Number of foundries reporting | |
| Number of foundries returning capital | |
| Number of grist mills | 2 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | 100 |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting daily production | |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | 2 |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | |
| Number of saw mills reporting annual production | |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | |
| Number of tanneries | |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | |
| Number of tanneries reporting | |
| Number of tanneries returning capital | |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories not reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | 100 |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 1 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling) | |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year |
Deaths & mortality (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 12 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 6 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 19 |
Other recorded variables (115 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 1,360 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| BOV | 87 |
| C F BAR | 3 |
| C H | 29 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 2 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 369 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 294 |
| C03 GM WATER | 2 |
| C03 TOTAL | 663 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 353 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 291 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 16 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 3 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 7 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 5 |
| C10 GM ANNUAL NO | 2 |
| C11 GM ANNUAL P | 100 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 20 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 2 |
| C126 MD MALE | 118 |
| C127 S MALE | 245 |
| C128 WID MALE | 6 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 369 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 21 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 1 |
| C130 MD FEM | 116 |
| C131 S FEM | 176 |
| C132 WID FEM | 2 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 294 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 663 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 12 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 7 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 19 |
| C14 GM HANDS | 2 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 20 |
| C147 BLIND M | 2 |
| C15 GM NO RETURNS | 100 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 21 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 6 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 25 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 19 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 16 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 11 |
| C25 DEATHS UNDER 3 F | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 17 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 15 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 6 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 8 |
| C33 DEATHS UNDER 5 F | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 66 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 44 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 34 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 36 |
| C44 BTWN 15 AND 20 M MD | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 30 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 14 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 14 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 46 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 30 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 53 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 5 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 31 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 25 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 1 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 21 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 1 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 15 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 11 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 7 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 7 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 2 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 2 |
| CD NAME | Drummond |
| CROP | 695 |
| CULT | 1,055 |
| FC YRDS | 51 |
| FLAN YRDS | 144 |
| FLX LBS | 174 |
| FREN ORIG | 622 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HELD | 10,476 |
| HORSE | 38 |
| IRE | 5 |
| LIN YRDS | 34 |
| LINE NO | 1,117 |
| M COWS | 91 |
| MPLS LBS | 10,428 |
| NOT FRN | 34 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 8 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 105 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 34 |
| O OVR 200 | 2 |
| PASTURE | 360 |
| SCOT | 1 |
| SHEEP | 87 |
| SWINE | 107 |
| TOT O | 149 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 653 |
| US | 1 |
| WOOD | 9,421 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC055016— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wotton-qc055016-1851/.