Stanbridge, Quebec (1851 census)
Stanbridge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,067. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q25395180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 72.973°W.
Population
In 1851, Stanbridge had a population of 4,067: 2,085 male and 1,982 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,067 |
| 1861 | 5,277 |
| 1871 | 5,024 |
| 1881 | 5,348 |
| 1891 | 941 |
| 1901 | 922 |
| 1911 | 806 |
| 1921 | 867 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Stanbridge shared boundaries with:
- Dunham
- Farnham
- St. Alexandre
- St. Armand W-O
- St. Armand, East
- St. George de Henryville
- St. George, Manoir de Caldwell
- Ste. Brigitte
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 226 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,067 total population, 2,085 males, 1,982 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,887, Female members of the family who are present: 1,854, 1,376 single males, 1,251 single females, 669 married males, 667 married females, 641 families, 482 males attending school, 428 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 198, Females present who are not members of the family: 128, Female members of the family who are absent: 99, Male members of the family who are present: 86, 79 male births, 64 widowed females, 59 female births, 40 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 303 males aged 5 to 10, 284 females aged 5 to 10, 269 single males aged 15 to 20, 261 single females aged 10 to 15, 230 single males aged 10 to 15, 227 married females aged 20 to 30, 211 single females aged 15 to 20, 184 married males aged 30 to 40, 171 single males aged 20 to 30, 168 married females aged 30 to 40, 155 married males aged 20 to 30, 154 married males aged 40 to 50, 125 married females aged 40 to 50, 124 single females aged 20 to 30, 103 married males aged 50 to 60, 84 males under age 1, 81 married females aged 50 to 60, 74 males aged 2 to 3, 72 females aged 1 to 2, 70 females aged 4 to 5, 68 males aged 4 to 5, 67 females under age 1, 67 males aged 1 to 2, 66 males aged 3 to 4, 64 females aged 2 to 3, 58 females age 3 to 4, 49 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 married females aged 15 to 20, 30 married females aged 60 to 70, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 17 married males aged 70 to 80, 17 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 married males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,123 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 994 French Canadians, 607 persons originating in the United States, 198 persons originating in Ireland, 122 persons originating in England or Wales, 22 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Guernsey — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 100,842 pounds of homemade butter, 36,912 bushels of oats, 36,772 acres of land in farms, 23,991 bushels of potatoes, 21,620 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 20,419 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,384 pounds of maple sugar, 16,253 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,578 bushels of corn, 10,973 bushels of wheat, 10,286 acres of farmland under crops, 9,479 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,192 tons of hay, 5,793 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,579 sheep, 2,759 bushels of rye, 2,056 bushels of buckwheat, 2,029 bushels of peas, 1,634 milk cows, 1,606 bushels of carrots, 1,395 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,255 calves and heifers, 1,246 bushels of turnips, 1,238 acres of oats, 1,000 bulls, oxen, or steers, 964 acres of wheat, 909 horses, 853 gallons of cider, 803 barrels of pork, 751 swine, 670 bushels of beans, 593 acres of corn, 463 occupants of farms, 421 barrels of beef, 400 pounds of flax or hemp, 371 acres of potatoes, 282 pounds of tobacco, 198 acres of rye, 174 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 170 acres of peas, 165 acres of buckwheat, 141 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 127 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 82 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 77 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 75 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 35 pounds of hops, 23 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 20 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of barley, 2 acres of barley. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 160,150 saw mill plants, 5,000 yards of cloth produced in woollen factories, 4,567 yards of flannel, $4,062 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $3,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 3,000 tanneries returning capital, 2,638 yards of fulled cloth, $1,915 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 1,500 woollen factories returning capital, 1,375 foundries returning capital, $1,100 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $500 value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), 200 feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, 69 yards of linen, 56 employees in saw mills, 18 saw mills, 18 saw mills powered by water, 18 saw mills returning capital, 17 employees in tanneries, 12 employees in foundries, 9 employees in grist mills, 8 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 5 employees in woollen factories, 4 grist mills, 4 grist mills powered by water, 4 grist mills returning capital, 4 tanneries, 4 tanneries reporting, 2 foundries, 2 foundries reporting, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills reporting daily production, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories reporting, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, distilleries reporting, distilleries returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in distilleries, foundries not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, tanneries not reporting, woollen factories not reporting, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. 20,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 3,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. $ value cloth produced in woollen factories in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 30 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Warren Lynch | 1845–1916 | born here |
| Allan Aaron Edson | 1846–1888 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC063006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072011_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q25395180
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanbridge_(canton)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Stanbridge, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanbridge-qc063006-1851/.