Stanbridge, Quebec (1871 census)
Stanbridge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,024. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q25395180. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.146°N, 72.973°W.
Population
In 1871, Stanbridge had a population of 5,024: 2,559 male and 2,465 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 1871
In the 1871 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
- St. Sébastien
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,024 total population, 2,559 males, 2,465 females, 1,696 married persons, 909 families, 850 married males, 846 married females, 169 widowed persons, 103 widowed females, 66 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,159 single persons under 18, 1,643 single males under 18, 1,516 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 826 occupied houses, 825 inhabited houses, 52 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 60,700 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, 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:
QC125009— 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 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). "Stanbridge, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanbridge-qc125009-1871/.