Stratford, Quebec (1881 census)
Stratford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 720. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244617. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 413 |
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 720 total population, 380 males, 340 females, 202 married persons, 122 families, 101 married females, 101 married males, 16 widowed persons, 9 widowed males, 7 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 502 single persons under 18, 270 single males under 18, 232 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 106 occupied houses, 105 inhabited houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,364 bushels of oats, 4,216 bushels of buckwheat, 3,511 bushels of potatoes, 1,048 acres of hay crops, 892 bushels of barley, 869 bushels of turnips, 838 tons of hay, 640 bushels of spring wheat, 415 bushels of peas and beans, 224 bushels of other root crops, 85 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 acres of wheat, 42 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of corn, 24 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 721 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099012_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244617
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/.