Stanbridge, Quebec (1881 census)
Stanbridge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,348. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q25395180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 72.973°W.
Population
In 1881, Stanbridge had a population of 5,348: 2,640 male and 2,708 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stanbridge Station, 1891 (18.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained N.-D. de Stanbridge, Village, 1891 (16.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stanbridge, 1891 (20.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Ignace, 1891 (30.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Bedford, T-V, 1891 (14.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Stanbridge shared boundaries with:
- Dunham
- Farnham E
- Farnham W-O
- Notre Dame des Anges
- St. Alexandre
- St. Armand E.
- St. Armand W-O
- St. George de Clarenceville
- St. Sébastien
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,348 total population, 2,708 females, 2,640 males, 1,982 married persons, 1,091 families, 998 married females, 984 married males, 217 widowed persons, 135 widowed females, 82 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,149 single persons under 18, 1,575 single females under 18, 1,574 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,028 inhabited houses, 1,028 occupied houses, 41 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 123,619 bushels of oats, 46,957 bushels of potatoes, 23,415 bushels of corn, 16,441 tons of hay, 12,549 acres of hay crops, 8,716 bushels of peas and beans, 7,587 bushels of spring wheat, 5,905 bushels of other root crops, 5,570 bushels of barley, 3,669 bushels of buckwheat, 2,299 bushels of turnips, 688 bushels of rye, 684 acres of wheat, 393 acres of potatoes, 279 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 135 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,348 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC065012— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanbridge-qc065012-1881/.