Thetford Mines, C, Quebec (1911 census)
Thetford Mines, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 7,261. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.082°N, 71.302°W.
Population
In 1911, Thetford Mines, C had a population of 7,261: 3,756 male and 3,505 female residents. Population density was 3575.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 7,261 |
| 1921 | 7,886 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Kingsville (Thetford Mines), Village, 1901 (85.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Thetford Mines, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 7,261 total population, 3,756 males in the population, 3,575.09 population per square mile, 3,505 females in the population, 2,352 single (never-married) males, 2,122 single (never-married) females, 1,332 married males, 1,326 families, 1,300 area in acres, 1,276 married females, 100 widowed females, 66 widowed males, 4 divorced females, 3 divorced males, 3 legally separated females, 2.03 area in square miles, 2 males with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 721 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 6,735 persons of French origin, 259 persons of British origin (English), 118 persons of British origin (Irish), 78 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of German origin, 8 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Russian origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Belgian origin, 3 persons of Chinese origin, 3 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 6,943 Roman Catholics, 165 Anglicans (Church of England), 63 Presbyterians, 59 Methodists, 28 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 16 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 5 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Lutherans, 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 1,004 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Robert Smith | 1860–1922 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC174019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141995
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetford_Mines
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetford_Mines
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 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). "Thetford Mines, C, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thetford-mines-c-qc174019-1911/.