Stoneham, Quebec (1871 census)

Stoneham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 362. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.034°N, 71.382°W.

Population

In 1871, Stoneham had a population of 362: 202 male and 160 female residents.

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.

Earlier boundary forms

• In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Edmond, 1861 (20.8% share).

Later boundary forms

• In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Edmond de Stoneham, 1881 (20.8% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871

In the 1871 census, Stoneham shared boundaries with:

• Charlesbourg, VL
• La Jeune Lorette
• Laval, VL
• St. Dunstan
• Tewkesbury
• Valcartier

Full census record, 1871

The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.

Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 362 total population, 202 males, 160 females, 109 married persons, 64 families, 56 married females, 53 married males, 14 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 239 single persons under 18, 143 single males under 18, 96 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 61 inhabited houses, 61 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 39,680 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC144008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC144008 — 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). "Stoneham, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stoneham-qc144008-1871/.