St. Théodore, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Théodore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,855. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.705°N, 72.573°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Théodore had a population of 1,855: 966 male and 889 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,236 |
| 1881 | 1,589 |
| 1891 | 1,855 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,855 total population, 966 males, 889 females, 635 married persons, 348 families, 318 married males, 317 married females, 44 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,176 single persons under 18, 634 single males under 18, 542 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,851 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 341 houses, 341 occupied houses, 339 houses built of wood, 304 houses of 1 story, 48 houses of 1 room, 48 houses of 2 rooms, 37 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 98,320 pounds of homemade butter, 36,257 bushels of oats, 22,433 acres of land in farms, 21,645 bushels of potatoes, 15,528 acres of improved land in farms, 10,552 acres of farmland under crops, 7,427 chickens, 6,905 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,273 acres of hay crops, 5,409 tons of hay, 4,692 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,398 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,744 bushels of spring wheat, 3,555 bushels of peas, 2,992 acres of oats, 2,153 bushels of barley, 2,075 bushels of buckwheat, 1,936 sheep, 1,233 swine, 1,037 bushels of corn, 923 milk cows, 916 sheep slaughtered or sold, 819 swine slaughtered or sold, 654 other cattle, 532 horses aged over 3 years, 426 acres of wheat, 415 cattle killed or sold, 351 occupants of farms, 302 farm occupants who own their land, 284 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 254 geese, 245 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 227 acres of potatoes, 199 horses aged 3 years and under, 191 bushels of beans, 190 acres of barley, 178 bushels of turnips, 167 turkeys, 141 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 94 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 90 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 66 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 58 oxen, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 42 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 bushels of winter wheat, 4 ducks, 4 other fowl, 3 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC138012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-th-odore-qc138012-1891/.