St. Télesphore, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Télesphore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,307. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.284°N, 74.397°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Télesphore had a population of 1,307: 658 male and 649 female residents. Population density was 54.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,285 |
| 1891 | 1,307 |
| 1901 | 1,301 |
| 1911 | 1,237 |
| 1921 | 1,231 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Télesphore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 238 |
| Number of families | 238 |
| Number of females | 649 |
| Number of males | 658 |
| Number of married females | 192 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 385 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP F | 649 |
| POP M | 658 |
| POP TOT | 1,307 |
| Total population | 1,307 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 414 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 448 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 862 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 935 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 372 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 231 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 221 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 163 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 67 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 726 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 218 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,341 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,607 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,848 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,143 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,407 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,014 |
| Acres of oats | 3,626 |
| Acres of potatoes | 199 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 806 |
| BAR AC | 726 |
| BAR BU | 6,828 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,828 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,462 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 452 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 985 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,229 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,725 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,867 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,935 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 451 |
| BWT BU | 2,462 |
| CRN BU | 985 |
| HAY AC | 3,143 |
| HAY TONS | 2,638 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 295 |
| Number of chickens | 6,817 |
| Number of ducks | 245 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 171 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 436 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 245 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 508 |
| Number of milk cows | 754 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 230 |
| Number of other cattle | 628 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 70 |
| Number of sheep | 1,331 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 618 |
| Number of swine | 691 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 574 |
| Number of turkeys | 726 |
| OAT AC | 3,626 |
| OAT BU | 41,229 |
| PEA BU | 5,725 |
| POT AC | 199 |
| POT BU | 14,867 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,681 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,258 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,022 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,040 |
| RYE BU | 24 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,638 |
| WHT AC | 806 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,935 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 59 |
| A 11 50 | 11 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 85 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,040 |
| CATTLE KS | 295 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,681 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 414 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 448 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 862 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,258 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 245 |
| DUCKS | 245 |
| FAMILIES | 238 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,022 |
| FRN CA | 935 |
| GEESE | 436 |
| GRA BU | 452 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,817 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 508 |
| HOUSES | 231 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 45 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 163 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 69 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 67 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 221 |
| INF 11 A | 70 |
| MD FEM | 192 |
| MD MALE | 193 |
| MD TOT | 385 |
| MILK COWS | 754 |
| NAME CD | Soulanges |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 171 |
| OC TOT | 230 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 628 |
| OTHERS | 372 |
| SHEEP | 1,331 |
| SHEEP KS | 618 |
| SUP AM | 13,407 |
| SUP FOR | 2,607 |
| SUP JV | 218 |
| SUP PAT | 3,341 |
| SUP SC | 9,848 |
| SUP TOT | 16,014 |
| SWINE | 691 |
| SWINE KS | 574 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 231 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 451 |
| TURKEY | 726 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089005— 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-qc190010-1891/.