Stanbridge Station, Quebec (1891 census)
Stanbridge Station was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 860. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.107°N, 73.047°W.
Population
In 1891, Stanbridge Station had a population of 860: 437 male and 423 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 860 |
| 1901 | 802 |
| 1911 | 658 |
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 (18.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stanbridge Station shared boundaries with:
- Bedford, T-V
- N.-D. de Stanbridge, Village
- Notre Dame des Anges
- St. Armand W-O
- St. George de Clarenceville
- St. Sébastien
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 860 total population, 437 males, 423 females, 323 married persons, 170 families, 163 married males, 160 married females, 33 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 504 single persons under 18, 260 single males under 18, 244 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 655 French Canadians, 205 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 157 houses, 157 occupied houses, 128 houses built of wood, 101 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 52 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 5 rooms, 19 houses built of brick, 18 uninhabited houses, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 47,140 pounds of homemade butter, 19,726 bushels of oats, 12,243 bushels of potatoes, 10,228 acres of land in farms, 9,525 acres of improved land in farms, 6,995 acres of farmland under crops, 4,976 tons of hay, 4,875 acres of hay crops, 3,118 bushels of corn, 2,792 chickens, 2,420 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,921 bushels of barley, 1,789 bushels of buckwheat, 1,715 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,213 acres of oats, 1,069 bushels of turnips, 890 bushels of peas, 767 milk cows, 711 bushels of spring wheat, 703 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 383 sheep, 339 swine slaughtered or sold, 334 horses aged over 3 years, 281 swine, 263 other cattle, 222 sheep slaughtered or sold, Capacity of silos (tons): 221, 174 cattle killed or sold, 173 horses aged 3 years and under, 155 occupants of farms, 136 acres of barley, 127 farm occupants who own their land, 124 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 114 turkeys, 110 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 96 acres of potatoes, 91 geese, 81 acres of wheat, 60 bushels of beans, 60 ducks, 50 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 46 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 18 bushels of rye, 12 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6 acres of turnips, 5 other fowl, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175010— 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 Station, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanbridge-station-qc169015-1891/.