Stanstead Plain, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Stanstead Plain, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 574. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.023°N, 72.096°W.
Population
In 1871, Stanstead Plain, Village had a population of 574: 272 male and 302 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).
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 Stanstead Plains, 1861 (2.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Stanstead Plain, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 574 total population, 302 females, 272 males, 221 married persons, 128 families, 111 married females, 110 married males, 30 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 323 single persons under 18, 169 single females under 18, 154 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 114 inhabited houses, 114 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| T. Lee (Timothy Lee) Terrill | 1815–1879 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanstead-plain-village-qc141002-1871/.