Garthby, Stratford, Quebec (1871 census)
Garthby, Stratford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 824. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.846°N, 71.346°W.
Population
In 1871, Garthby, Stratford had a population of 824: 418 male and 406 female residents. Population density was 4.8 people per square mile.
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 contained Stratford, 1861 (52.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Garthby, 1861 (48.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stratford, 1881 (52.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Garthby, 1881 (48.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Garthby, Stratford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 142 |
| Number of females | 406 |
| Number of males | 418 |
| Number of married females | 126 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 253 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| Total population | 824 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 557 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 125 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 435 |
| BWT BU | 5,834 |
| CRN BU | 113 |
| HAY AC | 1,895 |
| HAY TONS | 880 |
| OAT BU | 3,945 |
| PEA BU | 355 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 10,226 |
| RYE BU | 41 |
| Total area (acres) | 99,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 418 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 41 |
| AREA | 99,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 59 |
| CD | 139 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 142 |
| FEMALE | 406 |
| GRA BU | 583 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 125 |
| INHABITED | 125 |
| MALE | 418 |
| MARRIED F | 126 |
| MARRIED M | 127 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 253 |
| POPULATION | 824 |
| ROOT BU | 166 |
| SINGLE F | 270 |
| SINGLE M | 287 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 557 |
| TUR BU | 363 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 4 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139006— 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). "Garthby, Stratford, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/garthby-stratford-qc139006-1871/.