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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912809. 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 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Télesphore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,307 total population, 658 males, 649 females, 385 married persons, 238 families, 193 married males, 192 married females, 60 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 862 single persons under 18, 448 single males under 18, 414 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 935 French Canadians, 372 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 231 houses, 231 occupied houses, 221 houses built of wood, 163 houses of 1 story, 69 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 67 houses of 2 stories, 45 houses of 4 rooms, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 36 houses of 3 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 1 room, 6 houses built of brick, 4 houses built of stone, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 42,040 pounds of homemade butter, 41,229 bushels of oats, 16,014 acres of land in farms, 14,867 bushels of potatoes, 13,407 acres of improved land in farms, 9,848 acres of farmland under crops, 6,828 bushels of barley, 6,817 chickens, 6,681 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 5,725 bushels of peas, 4,935 bushels of spring wheat, 3,626 acres of oats, 3,341 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,143 acres of hay crops, 3,022 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,638 tons of hay, 2,607 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,462 bushels of buckwheat, 1,331 sheep, 1,258 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 985 bushels of corn, 806 acres of wheat, 754 milk cows, 726 acres of barley, 726 turkeys, 691 swine, 628 other cattle, 618 sheep slaughtered or sold, 574 swine slaughtered or sold, 508 horses aged over 3 years, 452 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 451 bushels of turnips, 436 geese, 295 cattle killed or sold, 245 ducks, 245 horses aged 3 years and under, 230 occupants of farms, 218 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 199 acres of potatoes, 171 farm occupants who own their land, 85 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 59 farm occupants who rent their land, 59 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 bushels of beans, 24 bushels of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC190010— 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 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/.