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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,626 total population, 842 males, 784 females, 552 married persons, 334 families, 276 married females, 276 married males, 32 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,042 single persons under 18, 552 single males under 18, 490 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 310 inhabited houses, 310 occupied houses, 104 uninhabited houses, 16 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 31,989 bushels of oats, 13,580 bushels of potatoes, 8,743 bushels of buckwheat, 3,935 acres of hay crops, 1,796 tons of hay, 1,394 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 807 bushels of peas and beans, 631 bushels of barley, 450 bushels of spring wheat, 321 bushels of corn, 250 bushels of turnips, 231 acres of potatoes, 162 bushels of rye, 150 bushels of other root crops, 62 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,626 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.