Stanfold, Quebec (1881 census)
Stanfold was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,980. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.194°N, 71.887°W.
Population
In 1881, Stanfold had a population of 1,980: 1,013 male and 967 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,150 |
| 1871 | 1,953 |
| 1881 | 1,980 |
| 1891 | 2,084 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Stanfold shared boundaries with:
- Halifax N
- Princeville, Village
- Somerset S
- St. Jean Deschaillons
- St. Louis de Blandford
- St. Norbert
- St. Valère de Bulstrode
- Victoriaville, T-V
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,980 total population, 1,013 males, 967 females, 619 married persons, 313 families, 310 married females, 309 married males, 49 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,312 single persons under 18, 687 single males under 18, 625 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 284 inhabited houses, 284 occupied houses, 56 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 40,285 bushels of oats, 14,770 bushels of potatoes, 4,482 bushels of spring wheat, 2,482 bushels of buckwheat, 2,431 tons of hay, 2,348 bushels of peas and beans, 2,306 acres of hay crops, 1,541 bushels of barley, 678 bushels of turnips, 617 bushels of other root crops, 469 bushels of corn, 382 acres of wheat, 204 acres of potatoes, 146 bushels of rye, 90 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Édouard Richard | 1844–1904 | born here |
| L.-P. (Louis-Pierre) Gravel | 1868–1926 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,980 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC153037— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142516
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeville
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanfold-qc052017-1881/.