Stanfold, Quebec (1891 census)
Stanfold was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,084. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.198°N, 71.885°W.
Population
In 1891, Stanfold had a population of 2,084: 1,083 male and 1,001 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).
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
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stanfold, 1901 (68.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stanfold shared boundaries with:
- Halifax N
- Princeville, Village
- Somerset S
- St. Louis de Blandford
- St. Norbert d Arthabaska
- St. Valère de Bulstrode
- Ste. Philomène
- Ste. Victoire
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,084 total population, 1,083 males, 1,001 females, 688 married persons, 353 families, 344 married females, 344 married males, 60 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,336 single persons under 18, 714 single males under 18, 622 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,066 French Canadians, 18 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 301 occupied houses, 296 houses, 294 houses built of wood, 287 houses of 1 story, 73 uninhabited houses, 64 houses of 4 rooms, 61 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 55 houses of 3 rooms, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 43 houses of 2 rooms, 17 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 2 stories, 5 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,032 acres of land in farms, 35,406 pounds of homemade butter, 32,478 bushels of oats, 28,826 bushels of potatoes, 20,585 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,447 acres of improved land in farms, 10,668 acres of farmland under crops, 5,705 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,811 bushels of spring wheat, 4,702 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,131 acres of hay crops, 3,290 chickens, 3,180 tons of hay, 2,677 acres of oats, 2,456 bushels of buckwheat, 2,402 bushels of turnips, 1,442 sheep, 1,366 bushels of barley, 1,225 bushels of peas, 1,061 milk cows, 833 sheep slaughtered or sold, 721 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 712 other cattle, 673 bushels of corn, 590 swine slaughtered or sold, 499 acres of wheat, 452 swine, 396 horses aged over 3 years, 326 occupants of farms, 311 farm occupants who own their land, 271 acres of potatoes, 259 cattle killed or sold, 215 bushels of beans, 179 oxen, 103 acres of barley, 102 horses aged 3 years and under, 102 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 95 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 94 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 82 bushels of rye, 81 geese, 74 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 69 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 36 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 32 other fowl, 24 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 17 acres of turnips, 17 ducks, 15 farm occupants who rent their land, 6 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, 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 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153012— 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 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). "Stanfold, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanfold-qc153012-1891/.