Notre Dame de Stanbridge, Quebec (1891 census)
Notre Dame de Stanbridge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,245. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q285257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.183°N, 73.025°W.
Population
In 1891, Notre Dame de Stanbridge had a population of 1,245: 603 male and 642 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,245 |
| 1901 | 907 |
| 1911 | 768 |
| 1921 | 522 |
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 Stanbridge, 1881 (16.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Notre Dame de Stanbridge shared boundaries with:
- Bedford, Town—Ville
- Farnham W-O
- Notre Dame des Anges
- St. Alexandre
- St. Ignace de Stanbridge
- Stanbridge Station
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,245 total population, 642 females, 603 males, 431 married persons, 238 families, 216 married males, 215 married females, 44 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 770 single persons under 18, 403 single females under 18, 367 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,134 French Canadians, 111 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 217 occupied houses, 215 houses, 203 houses of 2 stories, 176 houses built of wood, 98 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses built of brick, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 22 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 1 story, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses built of stone, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,044 pounds of homemade butter, 22,209 bushels of oats, 10,041 acres of land in farms, 9,220 acres of improved land in farms, 8,123 bushels of potatoes, 6,955 acres of farmland under crops, 4,573 acres of hay crops, 3,744 tons of hay, 3,042 chickens, 2,687 bushels of corn, 2,166 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,456 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,424 acres of oats, 1,362 bushels of turnips, 1,319 bushels of barley, 1,224 bushels of buckwheat, 986 bushels of peas, 832 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 821 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 632 bushels of spring wheat, 589 milk cows, 445 sheep, 382 sheep slaughtered or sold, 372 horses aged over 3 years, 315 other cattle, 307 swine slaughtered or sold, 296 swine, 197 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 193 occupants of farms, 160 farm occupants who own their land, 160 geese, 148 cattle killed or sold, 134 turkeys, 128 horses aged 3 years and under, 109 acres of barley, 99 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 95 acres of wheat, 93 acres of potatoes, 85 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 75 other fowl, 63 bushels of beans, 46 bushels of rye, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 34 ducks, 33 farm occupants who rent their land, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 4 oxen, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q285257
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre-Dame-de-Stanbridge
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). "Notre Dame de Stanbridge, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-stanbridge-qc169009-1891/.