Stratford, Quebec (1861 census)
Stratford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 413. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244617. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.819°N, 71.282°W.
Population
In 1861, Stratford had a population of 413: 918 male and 790 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Garthby, Stratford, 1871 (52.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Stratford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 918 males, Male members of the family who are present: 875, 790 females, Female members of the family who are present: 756, 641 single males, 523 single females, 413 total population, 271 married males, 261 married females, 199 adult males unable to read or write, 186 adult females unable to read or write, 49 females attending school, 45 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 43, 42 males attending school, 41 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 34, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 137 males aged 5 to 10, 130 single males aged 10 to 15, 126 females aged 5 to 10, 111 married females aged 20 to 30, 97 single males aged 15 to 20, 90 single females aged 15 to 20, 88 single males aged 20 to 30, 85 single females aged 10 to 15, 79 married males aged 30 to 40, 78 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 males aged 1 to 2, 50 married males aged 40 to 50, 45 females aged 1 to 2, 44 married females aged 40 to 50, 40 married males aged 50 to 60, 34 females age 3 to 4, 34 females aged 2 to 3, 30 males aged 4 to 5, 30 married females aged 50 to 60, 27 females aged 4 to 5, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 25 single females aged 20 to 30, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 males of unknown age, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 females of unknown age, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 408 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Ireland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $26,160 value farms (dollars), 6,950 acres of land in farms, $6,621 value all livestock, 6,365 bushels of potatoes, 6,337 pounds of maple sugar, 5,496 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,261 pounds of homemade butter, 2,050 bushels of oats, $1,891 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,454 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,407 bushels of barley, 1,216 bushels of buckwheat, 1,132 acres of farmland under crops, $931 value farm implements in dollars, 827 bushels of spring wheat, 755 bushels of turnips, 316 acres of farmland in pasture, 269 bushels of rye, 240 pounds of wool produced on farms, 239 tons of hay, $176 value garden and orchard crops, 142 pounds of flax or hemp, 123 acres of oats, 121 swine, 95 calves and heifers, 93 sheep, 81 acres of barley, 80 acres of buckwheat, 80 milk cows, 73 acres of spring wheat, 67 occupants of farms, 63 bulls, oxen, or steers, 61 acres of potatoes, 56 bushels of peas, 39 barrels of pork, 30 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 25 horses aged over 3 years, 24 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 acres of rye, 20 bushels of winter wheat, 10 acres of turnips, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 8 acres of peas, 8 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 acres of farmland in gardens, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 bushels of carrots, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 acres of winter wheat, 1 barrels of beef. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 329 yards of flannel, $176 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 92 yards of fulled cloth, 85 yards of linen, 10 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059006— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stratford-qc059006-1861/.