Stoneham & Tewkesbury, Quebec (1891 census)
Stoneham & Tewkesbury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 727. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.142°N, 71.432°W.
Population
In 1891, Stoneham & Tewkesbury had a population of 727: 358 male and 369 female residents. Population density was 3.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 727 |
| 1901 | 1,168 |
| 1911 | 735 |
| 1921 | 885 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stoneham & Tewkesbury shared boundaries with:
- Charlesbourg
- Château Richer
- NO DATA
- NO DATA
- St. Ambroise
- St. Dunstan, Lac Beauport
- St. Gabriel de Valcartier
- St. Gabriel W-O
- Ste. Brigitte
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 369 |
| Number of males | 358 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 237 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 369 |
| POP M | 358 |
| POP TOT | 727 |
| Total population | 727 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 238 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 473 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 408 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 319 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 123 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 122 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 58 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,954 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,348 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,009 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,886 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,969 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,317 |
| Acres of oats | 1,110 |
| Acres of potatoes | 175 |
| Acres of turnips | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 211 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 211 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,249 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,594 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,776 |
| BWT BU | 713 |
| HAY AC | 1,886 |
| HAY TONS | 1,882 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 171 |
| Number of chickens | 1,757 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 129 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 58 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 215 |
| Number of milk cows | 590 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 129 |
| Number of other cattle | 445 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 5 |
| Number of sheep | 364 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 127 |
| Number of swine | 179 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 189 |
| Number of turkeys | 74 |
| OAT AC | 1,110 |
| OAT BU | 16,249 |
| PEA BU | 31 |
| POT AC | 175 |
| POT BU | 13,594 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 124 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,090 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,674 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,882 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 31 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 46 |
| A 51 100 | 28 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,674 |
| CATTLE KS | 171 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 238 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 235 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 473 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 124 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 58 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 134 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,090 |
| FRN CA | 408 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,757 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 215 |
| HOUSES | 123 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 58 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 34 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 122 |
| INF 11 A | 5 |
| MD FEM | 119 |
| MD MALE | 118 |
| MD TOT | 237 |
| MILK COWS | 590 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC P | 129 |
| OC TOT | 129 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 445 |
| OTHERS | 319 |
| SHEEP | 364 |
| SHEEP KS | 127 |
| SUP AM | 7,969 |
| SUP FOR | 18,348 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 1,954 |
| SUP SC | 6,009 |
| SUP TOT | 26,317 |
| SWINE | 179 |
| SWINE KS | 189 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 123 |
| TUR AC | 22 |
| TUR BU | 1,776 |
| TURKEY | 74 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081015— 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). "Stoneham & Tewkesbury, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stoneham-tewkesbury-qc180004-1891/.