Stanstead, Quebec (1891 census)
Stanstead was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,684. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.089°N, 72.127°W.
Population
In 1891, Stanstead had a population of 3,684: 1,927 male and 1,757 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).
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 Rock Island, VL, 1901 (0.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stanstead shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,684 total population, 1,927 males, 1,757 females, 1,537 married persons, 822 families, 771 married females, 766 married males, 187 widowed persons, 119 widowed females, 68 widowed males, 4.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,960 single persons under 18, 1,093 single males under 18, 867 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,222 persons who are not French Canadian, 462 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 749 occupied houses, 748 houses, 737 houses built of wood, 681 houses of 1 story, 463 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 86 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 73 houses of 4 rooms, 64 houses of 5 rooms, 63 houses of 2 stories, 48 uninhabited houses, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses of over 15 rooms, 11 houses built of brick, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 222,189 pounds of homemade butter, 69,503 acres of land in farms, 63,170 bushels of potatoes, 53,180 bushels of oats, 47,127 bushels of turnips, 45,424 acres of improved land in farms, 24,154 acres of farmland in pasture, 24,079 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 22,483 bushels of barley, 20,758 acres of farmland under crops, 17,549 tons of hay, 17,452 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 15,182 acres of hay crops, 9,111 bushels of spring wheat, 8,022 chickens, 6,910 bushels of corn, 6,651 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,545 bushels of buckwheat, 3,568 sheep, 3,301 other cattle, 3,219 milk cows, 2,412 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,589 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,587 acres of oats, 1,561 cattle killed or sold, 1,334 swine, 1,294 horses aged over 3 years, 977 bushels of beans, 662 acres of barley, 635 occupants of farms, 602 horses aged 3 years and under, 562 farm occupants who own their land, 512 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 421 acres of wheat, 386 acres of potatoes, 343 bushels of peas, 222 geese, 184 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 176 turkeys, 171 oxen, 163 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 114 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 100, 95 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 94 acres of turnips, 94 ducks, 79 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 73 farm occupants who rent their land, 39 other fowl, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Frederick Gault | 1833–1903 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC191009— 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 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanstead-qc191009-1891/.