St. Théodore, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Théodore was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), 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 150 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 348 |
| Number of families | 348 |
| Number of females | 889 |
| Number of males | 966 |
| Number of married females | 317 |
| Number of married males | 318 |
| Number of married persons | 635 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 889 |
| POP M | 966 |
| POP TOT | 1,855 |
| Total population | 1,855 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 542 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 634 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,176 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,851 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 341 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 339 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 48 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 304 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 37 |
| Number of occupied houses | 341 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 190 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 284 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,692 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,905 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,552 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,273 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,528 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,433 |
| Acres of oats | 2,992 |
| Acres of potatoes | 227 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 426 |
| BAR AC | 190 |
| BAR BU | 2,153 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,153 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 191 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,075 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,037 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,257 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,555 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,645 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,744 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| BWT BU | 2,075 |
| CRN BU | 1,037 |
| HAY AC | 6,273 |
| HAY TONS | 5,409 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 415 |
| Number of chickens | 7,427 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 302 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 254 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 199 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 532 |
| Number of milk cows | 923 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 351 |
| Number of other cattle | 654 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 141 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 66 |
| Number of sheep | 1,936 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 916 |
| Number of swine | 1,233 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 819 |
| Number of turkeys | 167 |
| OAT AC | 2,992 |
| OAT BU | 36,257 |
| PEA BU | 3,555 |
| POT AC | 227 |
| POT BU | 21,645 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 90 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,398 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 98,320 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,409 |
| WHT AC | 426 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,744 |
Other recorded variables (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 42 |
| A 11 50 | 141 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 94 |
| BEN BU | 191 |
| BUTTER LB | 98,320 |
| CATTLE KS | 415 |
| CHEESE LB | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 542 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 634 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,176 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,398 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 199 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 348 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,851 |
| GEESE | 254 |
| GRA BU | 245 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,427 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 532 |
| HOUSES | 341 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 304 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 339 |
| INF 11 A | 66 |
| MD FEM | 317 |
| MD MALE | 318 |
| MD TOT | 635 |
| MILK COWS | 923 |
| NAME CD | Bagot |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 302 |
| OC TOT | 351 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 654 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 1,936 |
| SHEEP KS | 916 |
| SUP AM | 15,528 |
| SUP FOR | 6,905 |
| SUP JV | 284 |
| SUP PAT | 4,692 |
| SUP SC | 10,552 |
| SUP TOT | 22,433 |
| SWINE | 1,233 |
| SWINE KS | 819 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 341 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 178 |
| TURKEY | 167 |
| WID FEM | 30 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
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/.