Stratford, Quebec (1891 census)
Stratford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 723. 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 density was 9.5 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 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 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 121 |
| Number of families | 121 |
| Number of females | 357 |
| Number of males | 366 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 239 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 357 |
| POP M | 366 |
| POP TOT | 723 |
| Total population | 723 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 233 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 470 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 721 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 119 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 119 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 25 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 115 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 39 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,380 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,281 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,029 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,137 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,448 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,729 |
| Acres of oats | 438 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 109 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 402 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,296 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,835 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,697 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 993 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 796 |
| BWT BU | 5,296 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 2,137 |
| HAY TONS | 1,387 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 165 |
| Number of chickens | 2,075 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 119 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 18 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 24 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 100 |
| Number of milk cows | 223 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 122 |
| Number of other cattle | 210 |
| Number of other fowl | 62 |
| Number of oxen | 129 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 731 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 288 |
| Number of swine | 78 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 141 |
| OAT AC | 438 |
| OAT BU | 6,835 |
| PEA BU | 224 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 5,697 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 85 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,981 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 17,640 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,387 |
| WHT AC | 109 |
| WHT SP BU | 993 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 43 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| BUTTER LB | 17,640 |
| CATTLE KS | 165 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 233 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 237 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 470 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 85 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 24 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 121 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,981 |
| FRN CA | 721 |
| GEESE | 18 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,075 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 100 |
| HOUSES | 119 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 119 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 119 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 239 |
| MILK COWS | 223 |
| NAME CD | Richmond and Wolfe |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 119 |
| OC TOT | 122 |
| OTHER FOWL | 62 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 210 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 731 |
| SHEEP KS | 288 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 4,448 |
| SUP FOR | 9,281 |
| SUP JV | 39 |
| SUP PAT | 1,380 |
| SUP SC | 3,029 |
| SUP TOT | 13,729 |
| SWINE | 78 |
| SWINE KS | 141 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 119 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 796 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 129 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182013— 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 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/.