Stanbridge, Quebec (1891 census)
Stanbridge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 941. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.113°N, 72.916°W.
Population
In 1891, Stanbridge had a population of 941: 465 male and 476 female residents. Population density was 47.7 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Stanbridge, 1881 (20.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stanbridge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4 |
| FAM NO | 234 |
| Number of families | 234 |
| Number of females | 476 |
| Number of males | 465 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 392 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 476 |
| POP M | 465 |
| POP TOT | 941 |
| Total population | 941 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 234 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 260 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 494 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 191 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 750 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 225 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 47 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 174 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 64 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 161 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 130 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 117 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 126 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,301 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,242 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,191 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,842 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,618 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,860 |
| Acres of oats | 344 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 69 |
| BAR AC | 117 |
| BAR BU | 2,617 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,617 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 426 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,431 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,204 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,958 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,038 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,080 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,374 |
| BWT BU | 2,431 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 305 |
| CRN BU | 7,204 |
| HAY AC | 2,842 |
| HAY TONS | 3,322 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 231 |
| Number of chickens | 2,100 |
| Number of ducks | 35 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 35 |
| Number of geese | 30 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 107 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 319 |
| Number of milk cows | 939 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 197 |
| Number of other cattle | 450 |
| Number of other fowl | 32 |
| Number of oxen | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 74 |
| Number of sheep | 257 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 180 |
| Number of swine | 345 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 352 |
| Number of turkeys | 44 |
| OAT AC | 344 |
| OAT BU | 8,958 |
| PEA BU | 327 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 13,038 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 993 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 64 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 65,759 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,322 |
| WHT AC | 69 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,080 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 47 |
| BEN BU | 426 |
| BUTTER LB | 65,759 |
| CATTLE KS | 231 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 234 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 494 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 993 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 107 |
| DUCKS | 35 |
| FAMILIES | 234 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 64 |
| FRN CA | 191 |
| GEESE | 30 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,100 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 319 |
| HOUSES | 225 |
| HOUSES B | 47 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 130 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 161 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 174 |
| INF 11 A | 74 |
| MD FEM | 196 |
| MD MALE | 196 |
| MD TOT | 392 |
| MILK COWS | 939 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC F | 35 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 197 |
| OTHER FOWL | 32 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 450 |
| OTHERS | 750 |
| SHEEP | 257 |
| SHEEP KS | 180 |
| SILOS | 305 |
| SUP AM | 9,618 |
| SUP FOR | 4,242 |
| SUP JV | 126 |
| SUP PAT | 1,301 |
| SUP SC | 5,191 |
| SUP TOT | 13,860 |
| SWINE | 345 |
| SWINE KS | 352 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 225 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 2,374 |
| TURKEY | 44 |
| WID FEM | 46 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072011— 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 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). "Stanbridge, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanbridge-qc169016-1891/.