St. Théodore de Chertsey, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Théodore de Chertsey was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,626. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.144°N, 73.881°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Théodore de Chertsey had a population of 1,626: 842 male and 784 female residents. Population density was 15.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,619 |
| 1881 | 1,626 |
| 1891 | 1,169 |
| 1901 | 1,158 |
| 1911 | 990 |
| 1921 | 806 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Théodore de Chertsey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 334 |
| Number of families | 334 |
| Number of females | 784 |
| Number of males | 842 |
| Number of married females | 276 |
| Number of married males | 276 |
| Number of married persons | 552 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP TOT | 1,626 |
| Total population | 1,626 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 490 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,042 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 310 |
| Number of occupied houses | 310 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 104 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,935 |
| Acres of potatoes | 231 |
| Acres of wheat | 62 |
| BAR BU | 631 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 631 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,743 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,394 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 321 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,989 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 807 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,580 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 8,743 |
| CRN BU | 321 |
| HAY AC | 3,935 |
| HAY TONS | 1,796 |
| OAT BU | 31,989 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 807 |
| POT AC | 231 |
| POT BU | 13,580 |
| RYE BU | 162 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,796 |
| WHT AC | 62 |
| WHT SP BU | 450 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 490 |
| C UNMD M | 552 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,042 |
| D OCC | 310 |
| FEMALE | 784 |
| GRA BU | 1,394 |
| H CON | 16 |
| H INHAB | 310 |
| H UNINH | 104 |
| MALE | 842 |
| MD F | 276 |
| MD M | 276 |
| MD TOT | 552 |
| NUMBER CD | 89 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 150 |
| TUR BU | 250 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC089008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912812
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. Théodore de Chertsey, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-th-odore-de-chertsey-qc089008-1881/.