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 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Théodore de Chertsey shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,169 total population, 649 males, 520 females, 402 married persons, 230 families, 201 married females, 201 married males, 30 widowed persons, 18 widowed males, 12 widowed females, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 737 single persons under 18, 430 single males under 18, 307 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,062 French Canadians, 107 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 202 occupied houses, 198 houses, 198 houses built of wood, 192 houses of 1 story, 68 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses of 2 rooms, 41 houses of 1 room, 33 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,137 pounds of homemade butter, 33,319 acres of land in farms, 21,482 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 16,940 bushels of oats, 12,297 bushels of potatoes, 11,837 acres of improved land in farms, 7,912 acres of farmland under crops, 4,056 acres of hay crops, 3,861 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,565 chickens, 2,535 bushels of turnips, 2,504 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,194 acres of oats, 2,046 bushels of buckwheat, 1,853 tons of hay, 1,140 sheep, 618 milk cows, 559 swine, 539 sheep slaughtered or sold, 515 other cattle, 359 bushels of peas, 347 swine slaughtered or sold, 279 cattle killed or sold, 275 horses aged over 3 years, 212 bushels of barley, 209 occupants of farms, 206 farm occupants who own their land, 154 acres of potatoes, 127 bushels of spring wheat, 119 bushels of corn, 114 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 76 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 74 horses aged 3 years and under, 64 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 47 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 41 oxen, 31 turkeys, 25 other fowl, 22 acres of barley, 20 geese, 18 acres of wheat, 18 ducks, 17 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 16 bushels of beans, 15 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.