St. Thomas, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,003. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.026°N, 73.331°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Thomas had a population of 2,003: 1,023 male and 980 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,019 |
| 1861 | 2,003 |
| 1871 | 1,843 |
| 1881 | 1,535 |
| 1891 | 2,068 |
| 1901 | 1,570 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,003 total population, 1,023 males, 980 females, Male members of the family who are present: 901, Female members of the family who are present: 884, 661 single males, 650 single females, 343 married males, 297 married females, 206 adult males unable to read or write, 199 males attending school, 170 females attending school, 165 adult females unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 122, Females present who are not members of the family: 96, 40 female births, 40 male births, 33 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 150 males aged 5 to 10, 138 females aged 5 to 10, 125 single males aged 10 to 15, 116 single females aged 10 to 15, 115 single females aged 15 to 20, 107 single males aged 15 to 20, 89 married females aged 20 to 30, 89 single females aged 20 to 30, 86 married males aged 20 to 30, 83 married females aged 30 to 40, 83 married males aged 30 to 40, 79 single males aged 20 to 30, 67 married males aged 40 to 50, 54 married males aged 50 to 60, 52 married females aged 40 to 50, 42 females aged 4 to 5, 41 married females aged 50 to 60, 39 females age 3 to 4, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 37 males aged 4 to 5, 34 married males aged 60 to 70, 28 females aged 1 to 2, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 28 males aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 married females aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married males aged 80 to 90, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,002 French Canadians, 1 persons native to Canada, not of French origin. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $499,344 value farms (dollars), $64,925 value all livestock, 57,793 bushels of oats, 41,450 pounds of maple sugar, $37,600 value farm implements in dollars, $35,785 value horses aged over 3 years, 26,410 pounds of homemade butter, 17,808 acres of land in farms, 13,850 bushels of potatoes, 12,888 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,966 bushels of rye, 7,664 acres of farmland under crops, 5,224 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,920 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,381 acres of oats, 4,109 bushels of peas, 3,675 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,924 pounds of flax or hemp, 2,037 bushels of buckwheat, 1,722 acres of rye, 1,607 sheep, 1,288 bushels of spring wheat, 1,212 bushels of barley, 1,117 tons of hay, 851 bulls, oxen, or steers, 746 milk cows, 629 swine, 523 calves and heifers, 454 horses aged over 3 years, 364 acres of peas, 364 barrels of pork, 171 occupants of farms, 166 barrels of beef, 146 acres of buckwheat, 141 acres of potatoes, 132 acres of spring wheat, 117 horses aged 3 years and under, 90 acres of barley, 84 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 72 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 49 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $8,469 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,914 yards of linen, 2,764 yards of flannel, 2,600 yards of fulled cloth, 314 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 51 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 30, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 11, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC025014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158014— 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 1861 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). "St. Thomas, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-qc025014-1861/.