Thetford, South—Sud, Quebec (1891 census)
Thetford, South—Sud was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 352. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.103°N, 71.261°W.
Population
In 1891, Thetford, South—Sud had a population of 352: 184 male and 168 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 352 |
| 1901 | 600 |
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, South—Sud shared boundaries with:
- Ireland N.
- Leeds
- St. Méthode d'Adstock
- Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine
- Thetford, North—Nord
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 352 total population, 184 males, 168 females, 110 married persons, 63 families, 55 married females, 55 married males, 10 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 5.60 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 232 single persons under 18, 125 single males under 18, 107 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 250 French Canadians, 102 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 60 occupied houses, 51 houses, 50 houses built of wood, 50 houses of 1 story, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 4 rooms, 9 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 5 rooms, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 15,190 pounds of homemade butter, 5,782 acres of land in farms, 3,543 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,983 bushels of potatoes, 2,888 bushels of oats, 2,239 acres of improved land in farms, 1,482 acres of farmland under crops, 1,101 bushels of buckwheat, 1,073 acres of hay crops, 746 acres of farmland in pasture, 736 chickens, 734 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 704 tons of hay, 592 bushels of barley, 196 acres of oats, 177 milk cows, 177 sheep, 163 other cattle, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 147 sheep slaughtered or sold, 113 cattle killed or sold, 91 swine slaughtered or sold, 66 horses aged over 3 years, 60 occupants of farms, 59 farm occupants who own their land, 46 acres of barley, 45 bushels of turnips, 38 bushels of spring wheat, 37 acres of potatoes, 37 swine, 35 bushels of peas, 34 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 oxen, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 14 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 acres of wheat, 5 ducks, 4 bushels of beans, 2 acres of turnips, 2 geese, 1 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169019— 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, South—Sud, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thetford-south-sud-qc168015-1891/.