1666 census of New France

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

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

After the 1665–1666 census the next census was conducted in 1667, a total of 36 full censuses and 9 partial censuses taken during the French regime until 1763. List of censuses. • 1667 Population of New France • 1671 Population of Acadia • 1681 Population of New France • 1685 Population of New France • 1686 Population of Acadia • 1687 French Population of Newfoundland • 1688 Population of New France ==See also==