Thetford, North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)
Thetford, North—Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.153°N, 71.190°W.
Population
In 1891, Thetford, North—Nord had a population of 1,330: 695 male and 635 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,330 |
| 1901 | 1,605 |
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, Thetford, North—Nord shared boundaries with:
- Leeds
- Leeds, East—Est
- Sacré-Coeur de Jésus
- St. Méthode d'Adstock
- St. Pierre de Broughton
- Thetford, South—Sud
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,330 total population, 695 males, 635 females, 432 married persons, 217 families, 216 married females, 216 married males, 21 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 877 single persons under 18, 472 single males under 18, 405 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,193 French Canadians, 137 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 211 houses, 211 houses built of wood, 211 occupied houses, 198 houses of 1 story, 57 houses of 1 room, 52 houses of 2 rooms, 43 houses of 3 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses of 2 stories, 9 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,215 pounds of homemade butter, 20,545 acres of land in farms, 15,720 bushels of oats, 11,163 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,382 acres of improved land in farms, 9,131 bushels of potatoes, 6,065 acres of farmland under crops, 4,148 acres of hay crops, 4,105 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,284 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,112 bushels of buckwheat, 3,036 tons of hay, 1,889 chickens, 1,714 bushels of barley, 1,352 sheep, 1,062 acres of oats, 841 bushels of turnips, 669 sheep slaughtered or sold, 583 milk cows, 557 other cattle, 338 bushels of spring wheat, 236 oxen, 231 bushels of peas, 210 cattle killed or sold, 196 farm occupants who own their land, 196 occupants of farms, 184 horses aged over 3 years, 164 swine, 145 acres of barley, 127 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 99 acres of potatoes, 90 swine slaughtered or sold, 89 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 57 horses aged 3 years and under, 53 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 acres of wheat, 34 other fowl, 33 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 6 ducks, 5 bushels of rye, 3 geese, 3 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169018— 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). "Thetford, North—Nord, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thetford-north-nord-qc168014-1891/.