Stanstead Plain, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Stanstead Plain, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 578. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.023°N, 72.096°W.
Population
In 1881, Stanstead Plain, Village had a population of 578: 266 male and 312 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 574 |
| 1881 | 578 |
| 1891 | 600 |
| 1901 | 618 |
| 1911 | 837 |
| 1921 | 798 |
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, Stanstead Plain, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 578 total population, 312 females, 266 males, 230 married persons, 136 families, 118 married females, 112 married males, 23 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 325 single persons under 18, 173 single females under 18, 152 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 120 inhabited houses, 120 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,475 bushels of potatoes, 3,175 bushels of oats, 2,181 bushels of turnips, 1,197 tons of hay, 1,141 bushels of barley, 1,115 bushels of other root crops, 852 acres of hay crops, 475 bushels of spring wheat, 385 bushels of corn, 78 bushels of buckwheat, 32 acres of potatoes, 27 bushels of peas and beans, 24 acres of wheat, 10 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 578 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:
QC056002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090018— 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 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). "Stanstead Plain, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanstead-plain-village-qc056002-1881/.