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 3215 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 those who were unmarried were grouped together; there were 2154 of these, while only 1019 people were married (42 were widowed).[2] 547 people lived in Quebec, 455 in Trois-Rivières, and 625 in Montreal.[2] The largest single age group, 21-30 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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