St. Théophile, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Théophile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 318. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463449. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.932°N, 70.474°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Théophile had a population of 318: 160 male and 158 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 318 |
| 1901 | 526 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 853 |
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. Côme de Linière, 1881 (19.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Théophile, 1901 (84.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Théophile shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 318 total population, 160 males, 158 females, 114 married persons, 62 families, 57 married females, 57 married males, 9 widowed persons, 5.10 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 195 single persons under 18, 99 single males under 18, 96 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 318 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 59 houses, 59 houses built of wood, 59 occupied houses, 57 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 1 room, 17 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 2 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 4 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 6,041 acres of land in farms, 5,522 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,379 bushels of potatoes, 2,917 pounds of homemade butter, 519 acres of improved land in farms, 484 bushels of oats, 424 acres of farmland under crops, 418 bushels of turnips, 260 bushels of barley, 233 chickens, 180 acres of hay crops, 127 bushels of buckwheat, 110 bushels of spring wheat, 93 acres of farmland in pasture, 81 tons of hay, 70 acres of oats, 61 farm occupants who own their land, 61 occupants of farms, 57 acres of barley, 44 milk cows, 37 acres of potatoes, 36 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 29 acres of wheat, 27 bushels of peas, 25 swine slaughtered or sold, 24 swine, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 oxen, 10 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 horses aged over 3 years, 5 bushels of winter wheat, 3 bushels of corn, 2 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 2 cattle killed or sold, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 other cattle. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040019_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463449
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Th%C3%A9ophile
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Th%C3%A9ophile
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). "St. Théophile, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-th-ophile-qc139008-1891/.