Stoke, Quebec (1881 census)
Stoke was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 771. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.536°N, 71.792°W.
Population
In 1881, Stoke had a population of 771: 400 male and 371 female residents. Population density was 6.1 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Stoke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 127 |
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 371 |
| Number of males | 400 |
| Number of married females | 115 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 232 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 771 |
| Total population | 771 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 521 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 119 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,474 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR BU | 607 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 607 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,497 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,914 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 479 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,938 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 859 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,988 |
| BWT BU | 1,497 |
| CRN BU | 108 |
| HAY AC | 1,474 |
| HAY TONS | 1,622 |
| OAT BU | 8,914 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 479 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 6,938 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,622 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT SP BU | 859 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 246 |
| C UNMD M | 275 |
| C UNMD TOT | 521 |
| D OCC | 119 |
| FEMALE | 371 |
| GRA BU | 100 |
| H INHAB | 119 |
| H UNINH | 45 |
| MALE | 400 |
| MD F | 115 |
| MD M | 117 |
| MD TOT | 232 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 253 |
| TUR BU | 1,988 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stoke-qc053002-1881/.