Stanstead, Quebec (1881 census)
Stanstead was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,727. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.089°N, 72.127°W.
Population
In 1881, Stanstead had a population of 3,727: 1,918 male and 1,809 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,567 |
| 1871 | 4,022 |
| 1881 | 3,727 |
| 1891 | 3,684 |
| 1901 | 2,832 |
| 1911 | 2,954 |
| 1921 | 2,787 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,727 total population, 1,918 males, 1,809 females, 1,555 married persons, 826 families, 778 married males, 777 married females, 258 widowed persons, 135 widowed males, 123 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,914 single persons under 18, 1,005 single males under 18, 909 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 800 occupied houses, 784 inhabited houses, 39 uninhabited houses, 16 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 72,399 bushels of oats, 68,668 bushels of potatoes, 31,147 bushels of turnips, 18,290 tons of hay, 16,031 acres of hay crops, 11,580 bushels of spring wheat, 10,458 bushels of other root crops, 10,402 bushels of corn, 9,391 bushels of barley, 6,023 bushels of buckwheat, 1,543 bushels of peas and beans, 663 acres of wheat, 423 acres of potatoes, 175 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Hibbard | 1827–1886 | born here |
| Andrew Frederick Gault | 1833–1903 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,727 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:
QC056001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244614
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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanstead-qc056001-1881/.