Stanstead, Quebec (1871 census)
Stanstead was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,022. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.087°N, 72.127°W.
Population
In 1871, Stanstead had a population of 4,022: 2,006 male and 2,016 female residents. Population density was 31.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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).
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 Beebe Plains, Village, 1881 (2.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Stanstead 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 | 847 |
| Number of females | 2,016 |
| Number of males | 2,006 |
| Number of married females | 808 |
| Number of married males | 799 |
| Number of married persons | 1,607 |
| Number of widowed females | 111 |
| Number of widowed males | 54 |
| Number of widowed persons | 165 |
| Total population | 4,022 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,097 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,153 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,250 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 819 |
| Number of occupied houses | 819 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,594 |
| BWT BU | 8,903 |
| CRN BU | 11,412 |
| HAY AC | 14,882 |
| HAY TONS | 15,029 |
| OAT BU | 68,567 |
| PEA BU | 517 |
| POT AC | 569 |
| POT BU | 103,968 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Total area (acres) | 75,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,113 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 746 |
| AREA | 75,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 950 |
| CD | 141 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 847 |
| FEMALE | 2,016 |
| GRA BU | 323 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 819 |
| INHABITED | 819 |
| MALE | 2,006 |
| MARRIED F | 808 |
| MARRIED M | 799 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,607 |
| POPULATION | 4,022 |
| ROOT BU | 5,292 |
| SINGLE F | 1,097 |
| SINGLE M | 1,153 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,250 |
| TUR BU | 15,226 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 111 |
| WIDOWED M | 54 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 165 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090008— 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, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanstead-qc141001-1871/.