Stanstead, Quebec (1921 census)
Stanstead was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,787. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.090°N, 72.127°W.
Population
In 1921, Stanstead had a population of 2,787: 1,482 male and 1,305 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Stanstead shared boundaries with:
- Ayers Cliff, VL
- Barnston
- Beebe Plains, Village
- Hatley W.-O.
- Magog
- Rock Island, VL
- Stanstead Plain, Village
- Ste. Catherine de Hatley
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,787 total population, 1,482 males in the population, 1,331 males born in Canada, 1,305 females in the population, 1,151 females born in Canada, 88 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 83 females born outside the British Empire, 71 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 63 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,512 persons of British origin (English), 792 persons of French origin, 338 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 124 persons of British origin (Irish), 13 persons of other European origin, 4 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Dutch origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 827 Roman Catholics, 673 Methodists, 591 Anglicans (Church of England), 293 Congregationalists, 239 Adventists, 74 Presbyterians, 47 Baptists, 23 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Jews, 1 Mennonites, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC090008— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanstead-qc090008-1921/.