St. Théodore de Chertsey, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Théodore de Chertsey was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,619. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.144°N, 73.881°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Théodore de Chertsey had a population of 1,619: 828 male and 791 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Théodore de Chertsey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 791 |
| Number of males | 828 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 252 |
| Number of married persons | 503 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| Total population | 1,619 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 524 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 570 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,094 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 267 |
| Number of occupied houses | 267 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 74 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 398 |
| BWT BU | 3,699 |
| CRN BU | 65 |
| HAY AC | 3,291 |
| HAY TONS | 1,447 |
| OAT BU | 12,824 |
| PEA BU | 482 |
| POT AC | 232 |
| POT BU | 18,625 |
| RYE BU | 413 |
| Total area (acres) | 169,300 |
| WHT SP BU | 809 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 135 |
| AREA | 169,300 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| CD | 101 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 285 |
| FEMALE | 791 |
| GRA BU | 486 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 267 |
| INHABITED | 267 |
| MALE | 828 |
| MARRIED F | 251 |
| MARRIED M | 252 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 503 |
| POPULATION | 1,619 |
| ROOT BU | 53 |
| SINGLE F | 524 |
| SINGLE M | 570 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,094 |
| TUR BU | 113 |
| UNINHABITED | 74 |
| WIDOWED F | 16 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC101008— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-th-odore-de-chertsey-qc101008-1871/.