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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 233 |
| 1901 | 295 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 233 total population, 126 males, 107 females, 70 married persons, 41 families, 35 married females, 35 married males, 11 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 5.70 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 152 single persons under 18, 86 single males under 18, 66 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 227 French Canadians, 6 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 34 houses, 34 occupied houses, 33 houses built of wood, 31 houses of 1 story, 15 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 4 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 3 houses of 3 rooms, 2 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 3,765 pounds of homemade butter, 2,653 bushels of potatoes, 1,426 bushels of oats, 968 acres of land in farms, 649 acres of improved land in farms, 375 acres of farmland under crops, 369 tons of hay, 319 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 262 acres of farmland in pasture, 246 acres of hay crops, 246 chickens, 130 acres of oats, 117 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 72 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 64 milk cows, 45 bushels of barley, 35 sheep, 33 swine slaughtered or sold, 31 bushels of turnips, 28 acres of potatoes, 27 horses aged over 3 years, 25 sheep slaughtered or sold, 22 farm occupants who own their land, 22 occupants of farms, 22 other cattle, 20 swine, 12 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 bushels of peas, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 9 bushels of beans, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 4 acres of barley, 4 oxen, 3 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 turkeys, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 geese, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.