St. Télesphore, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Télesphore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,413. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 74.397°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Télesphore had a population of 1,413: 723 male and 690 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,413 |
| 1881 | 1,285 |
| 1891 | 1,307 |
| 1901 | 1,301 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,231 |
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 St. Polycarpe, Village, 1851 (43.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Polycarpe, Village, 1871 (43.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Télesphore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,413 total population, 723 males, Male members of the family who are present: 698, 690 females, Female members of the family who are present: 655, 493 single males, 468 single females, 202 married females, 201 married males, 105 adult males unable to read or write, 92 males attending school, 84 adult females unable to read or write, 79 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 29 widowed males, 27 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 25, 20 male births, 20 widowed females, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 130 females aged 5 to 10, 102 males aged 5 to 10, 97 single males aged 10 to 15, 97 single males aged 15 to 20, 91 single females aged 10 to 15, 88 single females aged 15 to 20, 69 single males aged 20 to 30, 59 married males aged 30 to 40, 58 married females aged 30 to 40, 50 married females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 40 to 50, 41 married males aged 50 to 60, 34 married females aged 15 to 20, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 28 males aged 3 to 4, 27 married females aged 40 to 50, 26 single females aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 60 to 70, 23 married females aged 50 to 60, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 21 females age 3 to 4, 20 females aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 19 males aged 4 to 5, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 16 married males aged 20 to 30, 11 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 married females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 females of unknown age, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (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 700 French Canadians, 659 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 47 persons originating in Scotland, 7 persons originating in Ireland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $314,000 value farms (dollars), $43,062 value all livestock, 35,621 bushels of oats, 24,315 pounds of homemade butter, $21,792 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,945 bushels of spring wheat, 16,074 acres of land in farms, $11,098 value farm implements in dollars, 10,302 bushels of potatoes, 10,105 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,813 bushels of peas, 8,224 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,850 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,897 bushels of barley, 5,071 acres of farmland under crops, 3,101 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,076 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,783 acres of oats, 1,705 sheep, 1,361 acres of spring wheat, 812 bushels of buckwheat, 799 swine, 648 acres of peas, 599 bushels of rye, $581 value garden and orchard crops, 580 milk cows, 535 tons of hay, 503 calves and heifers, 467 bulls, oxen, or steers, 420 horses aged over 3 years, 325 barrels of pork, 313 acres of barley, 194 occupants of farms, 188 bushels of corn, 168 horses aged 3 years and under, 152 acres of potatoes, 116 barrels of beef, 115 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 102 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 100 pounds of flax or hemp, 100 pounds of maple sugar, 83 acres of rye, 63 acres of buckwheat, 52 acres of farmland in gardens, 32 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 10 bushels of carrots, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of corn, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,871 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,941 yards of flannel, 1,828 yards of fulled cloth, $735 value carriages for hire (dollars), 228 carriages for pleasure, 103 carriages for hire, 42 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089005_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912809
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). "St. Télesphore, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-t-lesphore-qc049007-1861/.