Stoke, Quebec (1891 census)
Stoke was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,133. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.536°N, 71.792°W.
Population
In 1891, Stoke had a population of 1,133: 582 male and 551 female residents. Population density was 9.0 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).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stoke, 1901 (91.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stoke shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 199 |
| Number of families | 199 |
| Number of females | 551 |
| Number of males | 582 |
| Number of married females | 197 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 391 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 551 |
| POP M | 582 |
| POP TOT | 1,133 |
| Total population | 1,133 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 337 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 713 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 957 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 176 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses | 188 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 188 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 93 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 94 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,054 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,037 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,510 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,264 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,604 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,641 |
| Acres of oats | 751 |
| Acres of potatoes | 154 |
| Acres of turnips | 18 |
| Acres of wheat | 46 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 616 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,754 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,339 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 436 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,836 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 591 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,499 |
| BWT BU | 2,754 |
| CRN BU | 56 |
| HAY AC | 2,264 |
| HAY TONS | 2,451 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 186 |
| Number of chickens | 2,629 |
| Number of ducks | 37 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 58 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 99 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 288 |
| Number of milk cows | 469 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 165 |
| Number of other cattle | 538 |
| Number of oxen | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 4 |
| Number of sheep | 1,003 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 511 |
| Number of swine | 217 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 322 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 751 |
| OAT BU | 12,339 |
| PEA BU | 436 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 14,836 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 20 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,810 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,403 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,451 |
| WHT AC | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 591 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 30 |
| A 11 50 | 69 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 60 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,403 |
| CATTLE KS | 186 |
| CHEESE LB | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 376 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 713 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,810 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 99 |
| DUCKS | 37 |
| FAMILIES | 199 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 957 |
| GEESE | 58 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,629 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 288 |
| HOUSES | 188 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 93 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 43 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 94 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 188 |
| INF 11 A | 4 |
| MD FEM | 197 |
| MD MALE | 194 |
| MD TOT | 391 |
| MILK COWS | 469 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 165 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 538 |
| OTHERS | 176 |
| SHEEP | 1,003 |
| SHEEP KS | 511 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 6,604 |
| SUP FOR | 7,037 |
| SUP JV | 40 |
| SUP PAT | 2,054 |
| SUP SC | 4,510 |
| SUP TOT | 13,641 |
| SWINE | 217 |
| SWINE KS | 322 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 196 |
| TUR AC | 18 |
| TUR BU | 1,499 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 8 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182012— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stoke-qc182012-1891/.