St. Théodore de Chertsey, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Théodore de Chertsey was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,169. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.144°N, 73.881°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Théodore de Chertsey had a population of 1,169: 649 male and 520 female residents. Population density was 11.4 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Théodore de Chertsey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 230 |
| Number of families | 230 |
| Number of females | 520 |
| Number of males | 649 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 201 |
| Number of married persons | 402 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP F | 520 |
| POP M | 649 |
| POP TOT | 1,169 |
| Total population | 1,169 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 737 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,062 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 107 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 198 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 198 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 41 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 192 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,861 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 21,482 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,912 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,056 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,837 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,319 |
| Acres of oats | 2,194 |
| Acres of potatoes | 154 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 18 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 212 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,046 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 119 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,940 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 359 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,297 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,535 |
| BWT BU | 2,046 |
| CRN BU | 119 |
| HAY AC | 4,056 |
| HAY TONS | 1,853 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 279 |
| Number of chickens | 3,565 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 206 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 20 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 74 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 275 |
| Number of milk cows | 618 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 209 |
| Number of other cattle | 515 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 1,140 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 539 |
| Number of swine | 559 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 347 |
| Number of turkeys | 31 |
| OAT AC | 2,194 |
| OAT BU | 16,940 |
| PEA BU | 359 |
| POT AC | 154 |
| POT BU | 12,297 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,504 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,137 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,853 |
| WHT AC | 18 |
| WHT SP BU | 127 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 47 |
| A 51 100 | 76 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,137 |
| CATTLE KS | 279 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 307 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 430 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 737 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,504 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 74 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 230 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 1,062 |
| GEESE | 20 |
| GRA BU | 114 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,565 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 275 |
| HOUSES | 198 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 192 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 46 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 33 |
| HOUSES W | 198 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 201 |
| MD MALE | 201 |
| MD TOT | 402 |
| MILK COWS | 618 |
| NAME CD | Montcalm |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 206 |
| OC TOT | 209 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 515 |
| OTHERS | 107 |
| SHEEP | 1,140 |
| SHEEP KS | 539 |
| SUP AM | 11,837 |
| SUP FOR | 21,482 |
| SUP JV | 64 |
| SUP PAT | 3,861 |
| SUP SC | 7,912 |
| SUP TOT | 33,319 |
| SWINE | 559 |
| SWINE KS | 347 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 202 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,535 |
| TURKEY | 31 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170011— 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 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. Théodore de Chertsey, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-th-odore-de-chertsey-qc170011-1891/.