Stoke, Quebec (1861 census)
Stoke was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 97. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3499627. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.536°N, 71.792°W.
Population
In 1861, Stoke had a population of 97: 51 male and 46 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 97 |
| 1871 | 508 |
| 1881 | 771 |
| 1891 | 1,133 |
| 1901 | 1,512 |
| 1911 | 1,313 |
| 1921 | 1,527 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Stoke, Hampden, Ditton, Marston, Whitton, Clinton, Chesham, 1851 (18.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Stoke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 107 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 97 total population, 51 males, Male members of the family who are present: 49, 46 females, Female members of the family who are present: 44, 32 single males, 28 single females, 18 married males, 16 married females, 9 adult males unable to read or write, 7 males attending school, 6 females attending school, 3 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, Males present who are not members of the family: 2, 2 female births, 2 male births, 2 widowed females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 9 males aged 5 to 10, 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 20 to 30, 6 single males aged 15 to 20, 5 females aged 1 to 2, 5 females aged 5 to 10, 5 married females aged 30 to 40, 5 single males aged 10 to 15, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 married males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 10 to 15, 3 females age 3 to 4, 3 males aged 1 to 2, 3 single females aged 15 to 20, 2 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 females aged 2 to 3, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 males aged 4 to 5, 1 married females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 70 French Canadians, 17 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 9 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $6,700 value farms (dollars), 5,565 pounds of maple sugar, $1,715 value all livestock, 1,600 bushels of potatoes, 1,380 bushels of oats, 1,239 acres of land in farms, 1,019 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 572 bushels of buckwheat, $540 value horses aged over 3 years, $259 value farm implements in dollars, 220 acres of farmland under cultivation, 173 acres of farmland under crops, 100 pounds of homemade butter, 76 bushels of barley, 58 tons of hay, 50 bushels of turnips, 47 pounds of wool produced on farms, 46 acres of farmland in pasture, 42 acres of oats, 40 bushels of spring wheat, 33 sheep, 32 calves and heifers, 24 bushels of rye, 23 acres of buckwheat, 21 bushels of winter wheat, 17 milk cows, 16 occupants of farms, 14 acres of potatoes, 14 bushels of peas, 11 horses aged over 3 years, 10 bushels of corn, 10 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 9 swine, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 bulls, oxen, or steers, 5 acres of barley, 3 acres of spring wheat, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of rye, 2 bushels of beans, 2 horses aged 3 years and under, 2 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 acres of peas, 1 acres of turnips, 1 acres of winter wheat, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $100 value carriages for hire (dollars), 24 yards of flannel, 14 yards of fulled cloth, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3499627
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Stoke, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stoke-qc044007-1861/.