Stanstead Plain, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Stanstead Plain, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 600. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.023°N, 72.096°W.
Population
In 1891, Stanstead Plain, Village had a population of 600: 276 male and 324 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Stanstead Plain, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 600 total population, 324 females, 276 males, 206 married persons, 134 families, 103 married females, 103 married males, 37 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 357 single persons under 18, 193 single females under 18, 164 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 401 persons who are not French Canadian, 199 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 128 houses, 128 occupied houses, 121 houses built of wood, 98 houses of 1 story, 63 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 28 houses of 2 stories, 19 houses of over 15 rooms, 7 houses of 4 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 9,607 pounds of homemade butter, 4,467 bushels of potatoes, 3,456 bushels of oats, 2,981 bushels of turnips, 1,922 acres of land in farms, 1,822 bushels of barley, 1,541 acres of improved land in farms, 906 acres of farmland under crops, 821 tons of hay, 799 chickens, 593 acres of hay crops, 592 acres of farmland in pasture, 381 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 324 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 315 bushels of spring wheat, 274 swine slaughtered or sold, 266 bushels of buckwheat, 244 swine, 213 bushels of corn, 159 other cattle, 154 horses aged over 3 years, 145 milk cows, 120 cattle killed or sold, 120 occupants of farms, 102 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 89 acres of oats, 84 farm occupants who own their land, 72 bushels of beans, 51 acres of barley, 51 sheep slaughtered or sold, 43 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 31 acres of potatoes, 31 sheep, 27 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 bushels of peas, 13 acres of wheat, 8 oxen, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 turkeys, 5 ducks, 4 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 geese, 2 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191010— 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 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). "Stanstead Plain, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanstead-plain-village-qc191010-1891/.