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1666 census of New France

1666 census of New France

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First Census of New France
1665–1666
General information
CountryNew France
Results
Total population3,215
Most populous ​settlementMontreal (625)
Least populous ​settlementLauzon [fr] (13)
Jean Talon, statue in front of the Quebec Parliament Building

The 1666 census of New France was the first census conducted in Canada (and also North America). It was organized by Jean Talon, the first Intendant of New France, between 1665 and 1666.

Talon and the French Minister of the Marine Jean-Baptiste Colbert had brought the colony of New France under direct royal control in 1663, and Colbert wished to make it the centre of the French colonial empire. To do this he needed to know the state of the population so that the economic and industrial basis of the colony could be expanded.

Jean-Talon conducted the census largely by himself, travelling door-to-door among the settlements of New France. He did not include Native American inhabitants of the colony, or the religious orders such as the Jesuits or Recollets.

According to Talon's census there were 3,215 people in New France, and 538 separate families.[1] The census showed a difference in the number of men at 2,034 versus 1,181 women.[1] Children and unwedded adults were grouped together; there were 2,154 of these, while only 1,019 people were married (42 were widowed).[2] A total of 625 people lived in Montreal, the largest settlement; 547 people lived in Quebec; and 455 lived in Trois-Rivières.[2] The largest single age group, 21- to 30-year-olds, numbered 842.[2] 763 people were professionals of some kind, and 401 of these were servants, while 16 were listed as "gentlemen of means".[2]

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  1. ^ a b "(Census of 1665–1666) Role-playing Jean Talon". Statistics Canada. 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  2. ^ a b c d "Statistics for the 1666 Census". Library and Archives Canada. 2006. Archived from the original on 2015-09-04. Retrieved 2010-06-24.

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