Stanstead, Quebec (1911 census)
Stanstead was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,954. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244614. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.090°N, 72.127°W.
Population
In 1911, Stanstead had a population of 2,954: 1,546 male and 1,408 female residents. Population density was 26.4 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Stanstead shared boundaries with:
- Ayers Cliff, VL
- Barnston
- Beebe Plains, Village
- Hatley
- Magog
- Rock Island, VL
- Stanstead Plain, Village
- Ste. Catherine de Hatley
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 71,646 area in acres, 2,954 total population, 1,546 males in the population, 1,408 females in the population, 858 single (never-married) males, 697 single (never-married) females, 684 families, 625 married males, 610 married females, 111.95 area in square miles, 94 widowed females, 58 widowed males, 26.39 population per square mile, 5 females with marital status not given, 4 legally separated males, 2 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,832 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,980 persons of British origin (English), 492 persons of French origin, 253 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 159 persons of British origin (Irish), 39 persons of Dutch origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 11 persons of Scandinavian origin, 3 persons of German origin, 2 persons of Italian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 846 Methodists, 614 Anglicans (Church of England), 460 Roman Catholics, 445 Adventists, 339 Congregationalists, 108 Presbyterians, 83 Baptists, 55 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 Lutherans, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 652 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC200005— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stanstead-qc200005-1911/.