Stratford, Quebec (1881 census)
Stratford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.819°N, 71.282°W.
Population
In 1881, Stratford had a population of 720: 380 male and 340 female residents. Population density was 8.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 720 |
| 1891 | 723 |
| 1901 | 769 |
| 1911 | 1,009 |
| 1921 | 1,111 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Garthby, Stratford, 1871 (52.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Stratford, 1891 (84.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Stratford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 340 |
| Number of males | 380 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 101 |
| Number of married persons | 202 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP TOT | 720 |
| Total population | 720 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 502 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 105 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,048 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR BU | 892 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 892 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,216 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,364 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 415 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,511 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 640 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 869 |
| BWT BU | 4,216 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 1,048 |
| HAY TONS | 838 |
| OAT BU | 6,364 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 415 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 3,511 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 838 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 640 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 232 |
| C UNMD M | 270 |
| C UNMD TOT | 502 |
| D OCC | 106 |
| FEMALE | 340 |
| GRA BU | 85 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 105 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 380 |
| MD F | 101 |
| MD M | 101 |
| MD TOT | 202 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 224 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 869 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099012— 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 1881 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). "Stratford, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stratford-qc053012-1881/.