Stoke, Quebec (1881 census)
Stoke was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 771. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3499627. 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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 771 total population, 400 males, 371 females, 232 married persons, 127 families, 117 married males, 115 married females, 18 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 521 single persons under 18, 275 single males under 18, 246 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 119 inhabited houses, 119 occupied houses, 45 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,914 bushels of oats, 6,938 bushels of potatoes, 1,988 bushels of turnips, 1,622 tons of hay, 1,497 bushels of buckwheat, 1,474 acres of hay crops, 859 bushels of spring wheat, 607 bushels of barley, 479 bushels of peas and beans, 253 bushels of other root crops, 108 bushels of corn, 100 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 87 acres of potatoes, 79 acres of wheat, 10 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 771 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: 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 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/.