Standon, Quebec (1861 census)
Standon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 429. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.518°N, 70.525°W.
Population
In 1861, Standon had a population of 429: 233 male and 196 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 429 |
| 1871 | 604 |
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 Standon & Ware, Township, 1851 (54.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Standon, 1871 (89.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Standon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 111 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 429 total population, 233 males, Male members of the family who are present: 216, Female members of the family who are present: 196, 196 females, 175 single males, 127 single females, 64 married females, 56 married males, 47 adult males unable to read or write, 22 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 17, 9 male births, 6 female births, 5 widowed females, 3 males attending school, 2 females attending school, 2 widowed males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 47 single males aged 15 to 20, 35 single males aged 20 to 30, 28 single males aged 10 to 15, 26 males aged 5 to 10, 25 single females aged 20 to 30, 22 females aged 5 to 10, 22 single females aged 10 to 15, 20 married females aged 40 to 50, 20 single females aged 15 to 20, 19 married males aged 30 to 40, 16 married females aged 30 to 40, 15 married males aged 20 to 30, 15 married males aged 40 to 50, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 10 females aged 1 to 2, 10 married females aged 20 to 30, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 females age 3 to 4, 7 females aged 2 to 3, 7 females aged 4 to 5, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 males aged 1 to 2, 5 married males aged 50 to 60, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 males aged 3 to 4, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 197 French Canadians, 154 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 71 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 1 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $16,160 value farms (dollars), $5,393 value all livestock, 5,256 acres of land in farms, 4,700 pounds of homemade butter, 4,655 pounds of maple sugar, 4,262 bushels of potatoes, 4,063 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,544 bushels of oats, $2,001 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,629 bushels of barley, 1,193 acres of farmland under cultivation, $744 value farm implements in dollars, 667 acres of farmland under crops, 526 acres of farmland in pasture, 420 pounds of wool produced on farms, 232 acres of oats, 195 tons of hay, 191 bushels of turnips, 173 pounds of flax or hemp, 150 sheep, 145 bushels of peas, 129 acres of barley, 125 bulls, oxen, or steers, 108 milk cows, 104 bushels of buckwheat, 91 swine, 90 calves and heifers, 64 acres of potatoes, 59 occupants of farms, 55 bushels of spring wheat, 45 horses aged over 3 years, 34 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 18 acres of peas, 18 bushels of rye, $17 value garden and orchard crops, 14 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 bushels of carrots, 12 acres of turnips, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 9 acres of buckwheat, 6 acres of spring wheat, 2 acres of rye. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 337 yards of flannel, 138 yards of fulled cloth, 88 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC017010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC160004— 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 1861 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). "Standon, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/standon-qc017010-1861/.