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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3499627. 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 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,133 total population, 582 males, 551 females, 391 married persons, 199 families, 197 married females, 194 married males, 29 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 713 single persons under 18, 376 single males under 18, 337 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 957 French Canadians, 176 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 196 occupied houses, 188 houses, 188 houses built of wood, 94 houses of 2 stories, 93 houses of 1 story, 49 houses of 2 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 40 uninhabited houses, 38 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of 5 rooms, 8 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,403 pounds of homemade butter, 14,836 bushels of potatoes, 13,641 acres of land in farms, 12,339 bushels of oats, 7,037 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,604 acres of improved land in farms, 4,510 acres of farmland under crops, 2,810 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,754 bushels of buckwheat, 2,629 chickens, 2,451 tons of hay, 2,264 acres of hay crops, 2,054 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,499 bushels of turnips, 1,003 sheep, 751 acres of oats, 616 bushels of barley, 591 bushels of spring wheat, 538 other cattle, 511 sheep slaughtered or sold, 469 milk cows, 436 bushels of peas, 322 swine slaughtered or sold, 288 horses aged over 3 years, 217 swine, 186 cattle killed or sold, 165 occupants of farms, 154 acres of potatoes, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 99 horses aged 3 years and under, 69 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 60 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 58 geese, 56 acres of barley, 56 bushels of corn, 53 bushels of beans, 49 oxen, 46 acres of wheat, 40 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 37 ducks, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 18 acres of turnips, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 turkeys, 6 employees on farms, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: 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 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/.