St. Télesphore, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Télesphore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 233. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.755°N, 71.201°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Télesphore had a population of 233: 126 male and 107 female residents. Population density was 119.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 233 |
| 1901 | 295 |
| 1911 | 261 |
| 1921 | 259 |
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. David de l'Aube Rivière, 1881 (30.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Télesphore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 41 |
| Number of families | 41 |
| Number of females | 107 |
| Number of males | 126 |
| Number of married females | 35 |
| Number of married males | 35 |
| Number of married persons | 70 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP F | 107 |
| POP M | 126 |
| POP TOT | 233 |
| Total population | 233 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 66 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 86 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 152 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 227 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 34 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 33 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 31 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 15 |
| Number of occupied houses | 34 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (50 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 4 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 262 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 319 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 375 |
| Acres of hay crops | 246 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 649 |
| Acres of land in farms | 968 |
| Acres of oats | 130 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| BAR AC | 4 |
| BAR BU | 45 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,426 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,653 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 31 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 246 |
| HAY TONS | 369 |
| Number of chickens | 246 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 3 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 27 |
| Number of milk cows | 64 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 22 |
| Number of other cattle | 22 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 12 |
| Number of sheep | 35 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of swine | 20 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| Number of turkeys | 3 |
| OAT AC | 130 |
| OAT BU | 1,426 |
| PEA BU | 12 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 2,653 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 72 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 117 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,765 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 369 |
Other recorded variables (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 3,765 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 66 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 86 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 152 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 72 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 41 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 117 |
| FRN CA | 227 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 246 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 27 |
| HOUSES | 34 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 31 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 33 |
| INF 11 A | 12 |
| MD FEM | 35 |
| MD MALE | 35 |
| MD TOT | 70 |
| MILK COWS | 64 |
| NAME CD | Lévis |
| OC P | 22 |
| OC TOT | 22 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 22 |
| OTHERS | 6 |
| SHEEP | 35 |
| SHEEP KS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 649 |
| SUP FOR | 319 |
| SUP JV | 12 |
| SUP PAT | 262 |
| SUP SC | 375 |
| SUP TOT | 968 |
| SWINE | 20 |
| SWINE KS | 33 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 34 |
| TUR BU | 31 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC164013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Télesphore, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-t-lesphore-qc164013-1891/.