Stoneham & Tewkesbury, Quebec (1891 census)
Stoneham & Tewkesbury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 727. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142131. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.142°N, 71.432°W.
Population
In 1891, Stoneham & Tewkesbury had a population of 727: 358 male and 369 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 727 |
| 1901 | 1,168 |
| 1911 | 735 |
| 1921 | 885 |
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, Stoneham & Tewkesbury shared boundaries with:
- Charlesbourg, VL
- Château Richer
- Laval
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- St. Ambroise
- St. Dunstan
- St. Gabriel de Valcartier
- St. Gabriel W-O
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 727 total population, 369 females, 358 males, 237 married persons, 134 families, 119 married females, 118 married males, 17 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 473 single persons under 18, 238 single females under 18, 235 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 408 French Canadians, 319 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 123 houses, 123 occupied houses, 122 houses built of wood, 64 houses of 2 stories, 58 houses of 1 story, 34 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 22 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 45,674 pounds of homemade butter, 26,317 acres of land in farms, 18,348 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,249 bushels of oats, 13,594 bushels of potatoes, 7,969 acres of improved land in farms, 6,009 acres of farmland under crops, 1,954 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,886 acres of hay crops, 1,882 tons of hay, 1,776 bushels of turnips, 1,757 chickens, 1,110 acres of oats, 1,090 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 713 bushels of buckwheat, 590 milk cows, 445 other cattle, 364 sheep, 215 horses aged over 3 years, 211 bushels of barley, 189 swine slaughtered or sold, 179 swine, 175 acres of potatoes, 171 cattle killed or sold, 129 farm occupants who own their land, 129 occupants of farms, 127 sheep slaughtered or sold, 124 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 74 turkeys, 58 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 bushels of peas, 31 bushels of spring wheat, 28 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 23 acres of barley, 22 acres of turnips, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 oxen, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 6 bushels of rye, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of wheat, 3 ducks, 3 geese, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142131
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
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). "Stoneham & Tewkesbury, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stoneham-tewkesbury-qc180004-1891/.