Stoke, Quebec (1871 census)
Stoke was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 508. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.536°N, 71.792°W.
Population
In 1871, Stoke had a population of 508: 269 male and 239 female residents. Population density was 4.0 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Stoke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 88 |
| Number of females | 239 |
| Number of males | 269 |
| Number of married females | 79 |
| Number of married males | 81 |
| Number of married persons | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 508 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 156 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 182 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 338 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 77 |
| Number of occupied houses | 77 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 209 |
| BWT BU | 1,121 |
| CRN BU | 263 |
| HAY AC | 869 |
| HAY TONS | 693 |
| OAT BU | 2,854 |
| PEA BU | 111 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 8,121 |
| RYE BU | 66 |
| Total area (acres) | 74,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 387 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 52 |
| AREA | 74,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 89 |
| CD | 138 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 88 |
| FEMALE | 239 |
| GRA BU | 77 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 77 |
| INHABITED | 77 |
| MALE | 269 |
| MARRIED F | 79 |
| MARRIED M | 81 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 160 |
| POPULATION | 508 |
| ROOT BU | 117 |
| SINGLE F | 156 |
| SINGLE M | 182 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 338 |
| TUR BU | 630 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 4 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138010— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stoke-qc138010-1871/.