St. Télesphore, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Télesphore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,285. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912809. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 74.397°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Télesphore had a population of 1,285: 656 male and 629 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, 1871 (43.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Télesphore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 238 |
| Number of families | 238 |
| Number of females | 629 |
| Number of males | 656 |
| Number of married females | 192 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 1,285 |
| Total population | 1,285 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 408 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 452 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 860 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 238 |
| Number of occupied houses | 238 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,391 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of wheat | 756 |
| BAR BU | 15,518 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,518 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 832 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 696 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,560 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 864 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 28,195 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,672 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,830 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 76 |
| BWT BU | 832 |
| CRN BU | 696 |
| HAY AC | 1,391 |
| HAY TONS | 1,479 |
| OAT BU | 45,560 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 28,195 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 10,672 |
| RYE BU | 169 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,479 |
| WHT AC | 756 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,830 |
| WHT WTR BU | 76 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 408 |
| C UNMD M | 452 |
| C UNMD TOT | 860 |
| D OCC | 238 |
| FEMALE | 629 |
| GRA BU | 225 |
| H INHAB | 238 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 656 |
| MD F | 192 |
| MD M | 194 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| NUMBER CD | 74 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 864 |
| TUR BU | 65 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912809
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-t-lesphore-qc074002-1881/.