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 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 density was 29.6 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 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 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 822 |
| Number of families | 822 |
| Number of females | 1,757 |
| Number of males | 1,927 |
| Number of married females | 771 |
| Number of married males | 766 |
| Number of married persons | 1,537 |
| Number of widowed females | 119 |
| Number of widowed males | 68 |
| Number of widowed persons | 187 |
| POP F | 1,757 |
| POP M | 1,927 |
| POP TOT | 3,684 |
| Total population | 3,684 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 867 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,093 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,960 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 462 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,222 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 748 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 11 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 737 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 681 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 63 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 463 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 749 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 48 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 662 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 512 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 24,154 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 24,079 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,758 |
| Acres of hay crops | 15,182 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 45,424 |
| Acres of land in farms | 69,503 |
| Acres of oats | 1,587 |
| Acres of potatoes | 386 |
| Acres of turnips | 94 |
| Acres of wheat | 421 |
| BAR AC | 662 |
| BAR BU | 22,483 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 22,483 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 977 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,545 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,910 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,180 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 343 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 63,170 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,111 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 47,127 |
| BWT BU | 5,545 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 6,910 |
| HAY AC | 15,182 |
| HAY TONS | 17,549 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,561 |
| Number of chickens | 8,022 |
| Number of ducks | 94 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 562 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 73 |
| Number of geese | 222 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 602 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,294 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,219 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 635 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,301 |
| Number of other fowl | 39 |
| Number of oxen | 171 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 184 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 79 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 114 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 95 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 163 |
| Number of sheep | 3,568 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,412 |
| Number of swine | 1,334 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,589 |
| Number of turkeys | 176 |
| OAT AC | 1,587 |
| OAT BU | 53,180 |
| PEA BU | 343 |
| POT AC | 386 |
| POT BU | 63,170 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,651 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,452 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 222,189 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 17,549 |
| WHT AC | 421 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,111 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 184 |
| A 11 50 | 79 |
| A 201 PL | 95 |
| A 51 100 | 114 |
| BEN BU | 977 |
| BUTTER LB | 222,189 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,561 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,651 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 867 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,093 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,960 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,452 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 602 |
| DUCKS | 94 |
| FAMILIES | 822 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FRN CA | 462 |
| GEESE | 222 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,022 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,294 |
| HOUSES | 748 |
| HOUSES B | 11 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 86 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 64 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 681 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 463 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 63 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 48 |
| HOUSES W | 737 |
| INF 11 A | 163 |
| MD FEM | 771 |
| MD MALE | 766 |
| MD TOT | 1,537 |
| MILK COWS | 3,219 |
| NAME CD | Stanstead |
| OC F | 73 |
| OC P | 562 |
| OC TOT | 635 |
| OTHER FOWL | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,301 |
| OTHERS | 3,222 |
| SHEEP | 3,568 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,412 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 45,424 |
| SUP FOR | 24,079 |
| SUP JV | 512 |
| SUP PAT | 24,154 |
| SUP SC | 20,758 |
| SUP TOT | 69,503 |
| SWINE | 1,334 |
| SWINE KS | 1,589 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 749 |
| TUR AC | 94 |
| TUR BU | 47,127 |
| TURKEY | 176 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 119 |
| WID MALE | 68 |
| WID TOT | 187 |
| WORKING OX | 171 |
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: 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 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/.