Wotton, Quebec (1861 census)

Wotton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,533. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q956507. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.752°N, 71.798°W.

Population

In 1861, Wotton had a population of 1,533: 806 male and 727 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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 Wotton, 1851 (64.4% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Wotton shared boundaries with:

• Ham
• Shipton
• St. Camille
• Tingwick
• Windsor

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 151 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,533 total population, 806 males, Male members of the family who are present: 784, 727 females, Female members of the family who are present: 714, 578 single males, 496 single females, 224 married females, 221 married males, 146 adult males unable to read or write, 97 females attending school, 90 males attending school, 86 adult females unable to read or write, 44 male births, 34 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 22, Females present who are not members of the family: 13, 7 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 131 females aged 5 to 10, 113 single males aged 10 to 15, 112 males aged 5 to 10, 95 single males aged 15 to 20, 92 single females aged 10 to 15, 76 married females aged 20 to 30, 72 single females aged 15 to 20, 65 married males aged 20 to 30, 63 married females aged 30 to 40, 53 married males aged 40 to 50, 51 married males aged 30 to 40, 48 single males aged 20 to 30, 39 single females aged 20 to 30, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 35 females aged 2 to 3, 35 males aged 2 to 3, 29 married males aged 50 to 60, 28 females aged 4 to 5, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 22 males aged 3 to 4, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 females age 3 to 4, 16 single males aged 30 to 40, 14 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 males of unknown age, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 females of unknown age, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,478 French Canadians, 15 persons originating in the United States, 13 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 11 persons originating in Ireland, 9 persons originating in New Brunswick, 6 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $164,260 value farms (dollars), 29,675 pounds of maple sugar, $29,593 value all livestock, 27,174 bushels of potatoes, 23,513 acres of land in farms, 18,526 bushels of oats, 16,248 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,053 pounds of homemade butter, 10,462 bushels of buckwheat, $8,662 value horses aged over 3 years, $7,655 value farm implements in dollars, 7,265 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,396 acres of farmland under crops, 4,255 bushels of turnips, 2,319 bushels of barley, 2,185 bushels of rye, 2,087 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,945 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,858 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,482 bushels of spring wheat, 1,074 bushels of peas, 1,071 tons of hay, $839 value garden and orchard crops, 792 sheep, 772 acres of oats, 538 acres of buckwheat, 458 calves and heifers, 376 swine, 326 milk cows, 283 occupants of farms, 246 acres of potatoes, 232 barrels of pork, 181 acres of rye, 162 horses aged over 3 years, 155 acres of barley, 145 bulls, oxen, or steers, 142 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 123 bushels of carrots, 119 acres of spring wheat, 100 acres of peas, 93 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 58 acres of turnips, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 38 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 26 barrels of beef, 11 acres of farmland in gardens, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,050 yards of flannel, $2,018 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,892 yards of fulled cloth, 1,668 yards of linen, 129 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC059008 — 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wotton-qc059008-1861/.