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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q142516

Stanfold, Quebec (1861 census)

Stanfold was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,150. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.200°N, 71.892°W.

Population

In 1861, Stanfold had a population of 2,150: 1,117 male and 1,033 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18612,150
18711,953
18811,980
18912,084
19011,562

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.

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Stanfold shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,150 total population, 1,117 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,036, 1,033 females, Female members of the family who are present: 966, 778 single males, 756 single females, 324 married males, 270 married females, 210 adult males unable to read or write, 147 females attending school, 136 adult females unable to read or write, 111 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 81, Females present who are not members of the family: 67, 63 male births, 54 female births, 15 widowed males, 7 widowed females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 170 males aged 5 to 10, 160 females aged 5 to 10, 145 single females aged 10 to 15, 127 single males aged 10 to 15, 124 single males aged 15 to 20, 119 single females aged 15 to 20, 97 married males aged 30 to 40, 82 married males aged 40 to 50, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 78 single males aged 20 to 30, 76 married females aged 30 to 40, 64 married males aged 20 to 30, 62 single females aged 20 to 30, 57 married females aged 40 to 50, 56 males aged 1 to 2, 47 females aged 1 to 2, 43 females aged 2 to 3, 42 males aged 3 to 4, 40 females age 3 to 4, 39 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 38 females aged 4 to 5, 34 males of unknown age, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 single males aged 30 to 40, 18 females of unknown age, 17 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,087 French Canadians, 37 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 11 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in the United States, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $267,060 value farms (dollars), $42,357 value all livestock, 33,058 bushels of oats, 24,090 bushels of potatoes, 18,394 pounds of maple sugar, 16,732 acres of land in farms, $16,032 value horses aged over 3 years, 14,894 pounds of homemade butter, 9,992 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $8,764 value farm implements in dollars, 7,785 bushels of spring wheat, 6,740 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,272 acres of farmland under crops, 2,995 bushels of barley, 2,977 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,663 bushels of peas, 2,441 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,273 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,864 bushels of buckwheat, 1,390 acres of oats, 1,345 bushels of turnips, 1,214 sheep, 1,164 bushels of rye, 772 tons of hay, 681 acres of spring wheat, $625 value garden and orchard crops, 623 swine, 514 calves and heifers, 494 milk cows, 492 bulls, oxen, or steers, 301 barrels of pork, 298 acres of peas, 289 horses aged over 3 years, 287 acres of barley, 253 acres of potatoes, 216 occupants of farms, 153 acres of buckwheat, 107 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 104 acres of rye, 70 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 68 horses aged 3 years and under, 66 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 31 bushels of corn, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 acres of farmland in gardens, 27 barrels of beef, 6 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of beans, 4 acres of corn, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,207 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,009 yards of linen, 2,483 yards of flannel, 1,817 yards of fulled cloth, 377 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 27 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 19, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.

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 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

NameLifespanConnection
Louis-Eusèbe Richard1817–1876died here
Édouard Richard1844–1904born here

Identifiers

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). "Stanfold, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanfold-qc003010-1861/.