Wotton, Quebec (1871 census)
Wotton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,807. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.752°N, 71.799°W.
Population
In 1871, Wotton had a population of 1,807: 909 male and 898 female residents. Population density was 31.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Wotton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 296 |
| Number of females | 898 |
| Number of males | 909 |
| Number of married females | 270 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 542 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| Total population | 1,807 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 607 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 617 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,224 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 256 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 170 |
| BWT BU | 7,831 |
| CRN BU | 590 |
| HAY AC | 3,661 |
| HAY TONS | 2,298 |
| OAT BU | 16,812 |
| PEA BU | 1,948 |
| POT AC | 192 |
| POT BU | 30,396 |
| RYE BU | 82 |
| Total area (acres) | 37,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,597 |
| WHT WTR BU | 44 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 313 |
| AREA | 37,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 118 |
| CD | 139 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 296 |
| FEMALE | 898 |
| GRA BU | 340 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 256 |
| INHABITED | 256 |
| MALE | 909 |
| MARRIED F | 270 |
| MARRIED M | 272 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 542 |
| POPULATION | 1,807 |
| ROOT BU | 293 |
| SINGLE F | 607 |
| SINGLE M | 617 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,224 |
| TUR BU | 522 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139001— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wotton-qc139001-1871/.