St. Théodore de Chertsey, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Théodore de Chertsey was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 413. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.144°N, 73.881°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Théodore de Chertsey had a population of 413: 220 male and 193 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 413 |
| 1861 | 919 |
| 1871 | 1,619 |
| 1881 | 1,626 |
| 1891 | 1,169 |
| 1901 | 1,158 |
| 1911 | 990 |
| 1921 | 806 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Théodore de Chertsey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 413 total population, 220 males, Male members of the family who are present: 211, 193 females, Female members of the family who are present: 188, 150 single males, 123 single females, 77 families, 69 married females, 69 married males, 12 female births, 4 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 3, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 1 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 36 males aged 5 to 10, 30 females aged 5 to 10, 26 married females aged 20 to 30, 25 married males aged 20 to 30, 25 single males aged 10 to 15, 24 single females aged 10 to 15, 23 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 married males aged 30 to 40, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 17 single males aged 15 to 20, 16 single females aged 15 to 20, 15 males aged 1 to 2, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 12 females aged 1 to 2, 12 females under age 1, 11 single males aged 20 to 30, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 married females aged 40 to 50, 10 married males aged 40 to 50, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 married males aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 6 females age 3 to 4, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 males under age 1, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 3 single males aged 30 to 40, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 336 French Canadians, 46 persons originating in Ireland, 30 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 6,600 acres of land in farms, 6,125 tons of hay, 5,950 pounds of maple sugar, 5,621 bushels of potatoes, 5,585 bushels of oats, 5,515 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,097 bushels of buckwheat, 1,085 acres of farmland under cultivation, 780 pounds of homemade butter, 748 acres of farmland under crops, 478 bushels of turnips, 363 acres of oats, 337 acres of farmland in pasture, 168 bushels of wheat, 140 bushels of peas, 134 bushels of barley, 114 pounds of wool produced on farms, 113 pounds of flax or hemp, 105 swine, 92 acres of potatoes, 89 acres of buckwheat, 77 occupants of farms, 71 milk cows, 57 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 47 barrels of pork, 43 horses, 41 sheep, 32 calves and heifers, 21 bushels of corn, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 19 bulls, oxen, or steers, 18 acres of wheat, 17 acres of peas, 15 acres of turnips, 14 acres of barley, 12 bushels of rye, 10 pounds of tobacco, 2 barrels of beef, 1 acres of corn, 1 acres of rye. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,000 saw mill plants, 112 yards of linen, 96 yards of flannel, 88 yards of fulled cloth, $50 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills returning capital, gallons of beer produced in breweries, breweries, breweries reporting, breweries returning capital, carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in grist mills, employees in saw mills, employees in tanneries, foundries returning capital, grist mills, grist mills not reporting, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills powered by water, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills returning capital, saw mills not reporting, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling). barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1, 1 total number of deaths. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912812
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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. Théodore de Chertsey, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-th-odore-de-chertsey-qc059015-1851/.