Stanstead Plains, Quebec (1861 census)
Stanstead Plains was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,847. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.086°N, 72.127°W.
Population
In 1861, Stanstead Plains had a population of 4,847: 2,357 male and 2,490 female residents.
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 Stanstead Plain, Village, 1871 (2.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Stanstead Plains shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,847 total population, 2,490 females, 2,357 males, Female members of the family who are present: 2,282, Male members of the family who are present: 2,055, 1,644 single females, 1,565 single males, 737 married males, 711 married females, 591 males attending school, 483 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 302, Females present who are not members of the family: 208, 135 widowed females, 117 female births, 115 male births, 67 adult females unable to read or write, 66 adult males unable to read or write, 55 widowed males, 6 lunatic females, 5 lunatic males, 4 blind males, 4 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 290 single females aged 10 to 15, 285 males aged 5 to 10, 279 single males aged 10 to 15, 260 females aged 5 to 10, 260 single females aged 15 to 20, 259 single males aged 15 to 20, 220 married females aged 20 to 30, 220 married males aged 30 to 40, 212 single females aged 20 to 30, 203 married females aged 30 to 40, 193 married males aged 20 to 30, 193 single males aged 20 to 30, 129 married females aged 40 to 50, 121 married males aged 40 to 50, 115 married males aged 50 to 60, 110 males aged 1 to 2, 108 females aged 1 to 2, 87 females aged 2 to 3, 84 females age 3 to 4, 79 females aged 4 to 5, 79 males aged 2 to 3, 76 males aged 3 to 4, 67 married females aged 50 to 60, 60 males aged 4 to 5, 60 married males aged 60 to 70, 40 married females aged 60 to 70, 40 single females aged 30 to 40, 37 females of unknown age, 35 married females aged 15 to 20, 33 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 30 males of unknown age, 30 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 29 single males aged 30 to 40, 29 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 23 married males aged 70 to 80, 22 single females aged 40 to 50, 22 single females aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 18 single males aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 12 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,437 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 991 persons originating in the United States, 122 French Canadians, 119 persons originating in Ireland, 86 persons originating in Scotland, 84 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,757,590 value farms (dollars), $268,326 value all livestock, 200,830 pounds of maple sugar, 145,791 pounds of homemade butter, 116,420 bushels of oats, 96,026 bushels of potatoes, $81,308 value horses aged over 3 years, 68,974 acres of land in farms, 39,545 acres of farmland under cultivation, $36,947 value farm implements in dollars, 29,429 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 28,856 pounds of wool produced on farms, 27,064 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 21,581 acres of farmland under crops, 20,817 bushels of spring wheat, 17,681 acres of farmland in pasture, 15,381 bushels of turnips, 12,244 bushels of corn, 10,853 bushels of barley, 10,057 tons of hay, 9,200 sheep, 5,929 bushels of buckwheat, $4,545 value garden and orchard crops, 4,366 bushels of carrots, 3,361 calves and heifers, 3,062 acres of oats, 1,893 milk cows, 1,742 barrels of pork, 1,253 bushels of peas, 1,191 horses aged over 3 years, 1,135 acres of spring wheat, 828 bushels of beans, 773 bulls, oxen, or steers, 656 swine, 651 horses aged 3 years and under, 614 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 540 barrels of beef, 535 acres of potatoes, 500 occupants of farms, 446 acres of corn, 390 bushels of rye, 343 acres of barley, 283 acres of farmland in gardens, 237 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 214 acres of buckwheat, 179 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 168 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 69 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 67 acres of peas, 60 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 50 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 35 acres of turnips, 25 bushels of winter wheat, 24 acres of rye, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $41,799 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,269 yards of flannel, 3,595 carriages for pleasure, 1,384 yards of fulled cloth, $245 value carriages for hire (dollars), 5 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 58 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 32, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 26, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Moses French Colby | 1795–1863 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244614
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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 Plains, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanstead-plains-qc053006-1861/.