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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,285 total population, 656 males, 629 females, 386 married persons, 238 families, 194 married males, 192 married females, 39 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 860 single persons under 18, 452 single males under 18, 408 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 238 inhabited houses, 238 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,560 bushels of oats, 28,195 bushels of peas and beans, 15,518 bushels of barley, 10,672 bushels of potatoes, 5,830 bushels of spring wheat, 1,479 tons of hay, 1,391 acres of hay crops, 864 bushels of other root crops, 832 bushels of buckwheat, 756 acres of wheat, 696 bushels of corn, 225 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 169 bushels of rye, 84 acres of potatoes, 76 bushels of winter wheat, 65 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,285 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074002— 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 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/.