St. Thomas, Quebec (1861 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 811. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.052°N, 73.293°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Thomas had a population of 811: 398 male and 413 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 811 |
| 1871 | 870 |
| 1881 | 812 |
| 1891 | 698 |
| 1901 | 641 |
| 1911 | — |
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 141 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 811 total population, 413 females, 398 males, Female members of the family who are present: 395, Male members of the family who are present: 374, 259 single females, 245 single males, 142 married males, 134 married females, 104 females attending school, 82 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 24, 20 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, 15 adult males unable to read or write, 11 female births, 11 widowed males, 8 adult females unable to read or write, 7 male births, 2 lunatic males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 55 females aged 5 to 10, 52 single females aged 10 to 15, 51 single males aged 10 to 15, 50 males aged 5 to 10, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 43 single males aged 15 to 20, 36 married females aged 30 to 40, 36 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 34 married males aged 30 to 40, 33 married males aged 40 to 50, 33 single males aged 20 to 30, 30 single females aged 20 to 30, 28 married females aged 40 to 50, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 16 females aged 1 to 2, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 females aged 4 to 5, 14 married males aged 60 to 70, 13 males aged 4 to 5, 13 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 11 females age 3 to 4, 11 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 1 to 2, 10 males aged 2 to 3, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 550 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 142 French Canadians, 73 persons originating in the United States, 20 persons originating in Ireland, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 9 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $275,280 value farms (dollars), 53,448 bushels of oats, $37,795 value all livestock, 32,226 pounds of homemade butter, $18,340 value horses aged over 3 years, 15,421 bushels of potatoes, 9,605 acres of land in farms, $8,310 value farm implements in dollars, 7,537 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,893 bushels of buckwheat, 4,351 pounds of wool produced on farms, 4,212 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,890 pounds of maple sugar, 3,579 bushels of peas, 3,171 acres of farmland under crops, 3,128 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,956 bushels of barley, 2,668 bushels of spring wheat, $2,519 value garden and orchard crops, 2,401 bushels of corn, 2,068 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,549 acres of oats, 1,480 bushels of carrots, 1,474 sheep, 817 tons of hay, 625 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 488 calves and heifers, 443 bushels of rye, 395 milk cows, 294 gallons of cider, 287 bushels of turnips, 279 horses aged over 3 years, 217 acres of buckwheat, 205 acres of peas, 194 acres of spring wheat, 188 barrels of pork, 154 acres of farmland in gardens, 150 acres of barley, 145 swine, 137 acres of corn, 136 horses aged 3 years and under, 130 bushels of beans, 120 acres of potatoes, 115 pounds of flax or hemp, 99 occupants of farms, 48 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 33 bulls, oxen, or steers, 26 acres of rye, 22 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,833 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 629 yards of flannel, 431 yards of fulled cloth, 159 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC033009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175009— 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-qc033009-1861/.