Stratford, Quebec (1891 census)
Stratford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 723. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244617. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.806°N, 71.277°W.
Population
In 1891, Stratford had a population of 723: 366 male and 357 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 Stratford, 1881 (84.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Stratford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 723 total population, 366 males, 357 females, 239 married persons, 121 families, 120 married males, 119 married females, 14 widowed persons, 9 widowed males, 6 average size of families, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 470 single persons under 18, 237 single males under 18, 233 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 721 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 119 houses, 119 houses built of wood, 119 occupied houses, 115 houses of 1 story, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 25 houses of 1 room, 19 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,640 pounds of homemade butter, 13,729 acres of land in farms, 9,281 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,835 bushels of oats, 5,697 bushels of potatoes, 5,296 bushels of buckwheat, 4,448 acres of improved land in farms, 3,029 acres of farmland under crops, 2,137 acres of hay crops, 2,075 chickens, 1,981 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,387 tons of hay, 1,380 acres of farmland in pasture, 993 bushels of spring wheat, 796 bushels of turnips, 731 sheep, 438 acres of oats, 402 bushels of barley, 288 sheep slaughtered or sold, 224 bushels of peas, 223 milk cows, 210 other cattle, 165 cattle killed or sold, 141 swine slaughtered or sold, 129 oxen, 122 occupants of farms, 119 farm occupants who own their land, 109 acres of wheat, 100 horses aged over 3 years, 85 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 78 swine, 62 other fowl, 61 acres of potatoes, 43 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 41 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 39 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 33 acres of barley, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 31 bushels of beans, 31 bushels of corn, 24 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 geese, 11 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 ducks, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182013— 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 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). "Stratford, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/stratford-qc182013-1891/.