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 density was 47.3 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville
- Notre Dame de Stanbridge
- Notre Dame des Anges
- St. Armand W-O
- St. George de Clarenceville
- St. Sébastien
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 170 |
| Number of families | 170 |
| Number of females | 423 |
| Number of males | 437 |
| Number of married females | 160 |
| Number of married males | 163 |
| Number of married persons | 323 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 423 |
| POP M | 437 |
| POP TOT | 860 |
| Total population | 860 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 260 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 504 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 655 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 205 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 157 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 19 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 8 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 128 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 101 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 157 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 136 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 110 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,420 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 703 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,995 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,875 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,525 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,228 |
| Acres of oats | 1,213 |
| Acres of potatoes | 96 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 81 |
| BAR AC | 136 |
| BAR BU | 1,921 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,921 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,789 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,118 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,726 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 890 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,243 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 711 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,069 |
| BWT BU | 1,789 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 221 |
| CRN BU | 3,118 |
| HAY AC | 4,875 |
| HAY TONS | 4,976 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 174 |
| Number of chickens | 2,792 |
| Number of ducks | 60 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 127 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 91 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 173 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 334 |
| Number of milk cows | 767 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 155 |
| Number of other cattle | 263 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 46 |
| Number of sheep | 383 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 222 |
| Number of swine | 281 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 339 |
| Number of turkeys | 114 |
| OAT AC | 1,213 |
| OAT BU | 19,726 |
| PEA BU | 890 |
| POT AC | 96 |
| POT BU | 12,243 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,715 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 24 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,140 |
| RYE BU | 18 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,976 |
| WHT AC | 81 |
| WHT SP BU | 711 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 31 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 50 |
| BEN BU | 60 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,140 |
| CATTLE KS | 174 |
| CHEESE LB | 12 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 244 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 260 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 504 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,715 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 173 |
| DUCKS | 60 |
| FAMILIES | 170 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 24 |
| FRN CA | 655 |
| GEESE | 91 |
| GRA BU | 124 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,792 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 334 |
| HOUSES | 157 |
| HOUSES B | 19 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES S | 8 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 52 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 128 |
| INF 11 A | 46 |
| MD FEM | 160 |
| MD MALE | 163 |
| MD TOT | 323 |
| MILK COWS | 767 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 127 |
| OC TOT | 155 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 263 |
| OTHERS | 205 |
| SHEEP | 383 |
| SHEEP KS | 222 |
| SILOS | 221 |
| SUP AM | 9,525 |
| SUP FOR | 703 |
| SUP JV | 110 |
| SUP PAT | 2,420 |
| SUP SC | 6,995 |
| SUP TOT | 10,228 |
| SWINE | 281 |
| SWINE KS | 339 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 157 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,069 |
| TURKEY | 114 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
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/.