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 density was 201.6 people per square mile.
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 128 |
| Number of females | 302 |
| Number of males | 272 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 221 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| Total population | 574 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 169 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 154 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 323 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 114 |
| Number of occupied houses | 114 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 447 |
| BWT BU | 230 |
| CRN BU | 484 |
| HAY AC | 616 |
| HAY TONS | 793 |
| OAT BU | 3,143 |
| PEA BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 6,380 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 459 |
| WHT WTR BU | 75 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 21 |
| AREA | 1,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| CD | 141 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 128 |
| FEMALE | 302 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 114 |
| INHABITED | 114 |
| MALE | 272 |
| MARRIED F | 111 |
| MARRIED M | 110 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 221 |
| POPULATION | 574 |
| ROOT BU | 3,110 |
| SINGLE F | 169 |
| SINGLE M | 154 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 323 |
| TUR BU | 3,801 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 30 |
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/.