Wotton, Quebec (1891 census)
Wotton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,016. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.752°N, 71.799°W.
Population
In 1891, Wotton had a population of 2,016: 1,029 male and 987 female residents. Population density was 35.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Wotton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 333 |
| Number of families | 333 |
| Number of females | 987 |
| Number of males | 1,029 |
| Number of married females | 307 |
| Number of married males | 310 |
| Number of married persons | 617 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 987 |
| POP M | 1,029 |
| POP TOT | 2,016 |
| Total population | 2,016 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 651 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 697 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,348 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,949 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 67 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 311 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 299 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 20 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 306 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 91 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 311 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 65 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 156 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 135 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,203 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,112 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,130 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,609 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,468 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,580 |
| Acres of oats | 1,776 |
| Acres of potatoes | 219 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 157 |
| BAR AC | 156 |
| BAR BU | 2,384 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,384 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,347 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,265 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 366 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,421 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,471 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,396 |
| BWT BU | 9,347 |
| CRN BU | 232 |
| HAY AC | 7,609 |
| HAY TONS | 5,644 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 319 |
| Number of chickens | 3,154 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 300 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 61 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 166 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 397 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,094 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 313 |
| Number of other cattle | 949 |
| Number of other fowl | 29 |
| Number of oxen | 223 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 99 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 45 |
| Number of sheep | 2,319 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,624 |
| Number of swine | 324 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 452 |
| Number of turkeys | 38 |
| OAT AC | 1,776 |
| OAT BU | 26,265 |
| PEA BU | 366 |
| POT AC | 219 |
| POT BU | 27,421 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,313 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 71,161 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,644 |
| WHT AC | 157 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,471 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 99 |
| A 11 50 | 41 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 102 |
| BEN BU | 101 |
| BUTTER LB | 71,161 |
| CATTLE KS | 319 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 651 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 697 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,348 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,313 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 166 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 333 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,949 |
| GEESE | 61 |
| GRA BU | 56 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,154 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 397 |
| HOUSES | 311 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 46 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 306 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 91 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 65 |
| HOUSES W | 299 |
| INF 11 A | 45 |
| MD FEM | 307 |
| MD MALE | 310 |
| MD TOT | 617 |
| MILK COWS | 1,094 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 300 |
| OC TOT | 313 |
| OTHER FOWL | 29 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 949 |
| OTHERS | 67 |
| SHEEP | 2,319 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,624 |
| SUP AM | 17,468 |
| SUP FOR | 17,112 |
| SUP JV | 135 |
| SUP PAT | 7,203 |
| SUP SC | 10,130 |
| SUP TOT | 34,580 |
| SWINE | 324 |
| SWINE KS | 452 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 311 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 3,396 |
| TURKEY | 38 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 223 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182022— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wotton-qc182022-1891/.