St. Thomas, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,162. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.945°N, 70.539°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Thomas had a population of 3,162: 1,580 male and 1,582 female residents. Population density was 64.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,994 |
| 1861 | 3,020 |
| 1871 | 2,893 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,849 |
| 1901 | 2,698 |
| 1911 | 2,689 |
| 1921 | 2,964 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 509 |
| Number of families | 509 |
| Number of females | 1,582 |
| Number of males | 1,580 |
| Number of married females | 449 |
| Number of married males | 458 |
| Number of married persons | 907 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 129 |
| POP TOT | 3,162 |
| Total population | 3,162 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,061 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,065 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,126 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 462 |
| Number of occupied houses | 462 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,540 |
| Acres of potatoes | 373 |
| Acres of wheat | 611 |
| BAR BU | 4,392 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,392 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,939 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 326 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 983 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,753 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,546 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,027 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,994 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 168 |
| CRN BU | 137 |
| HAY AC | 2,540 |
| HAY TONS | 3,863 |
| OAT BU | 40,939 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 983 |
| POT AC | 373 |
| POT BU | 48,753 |
| RYE BU | 1,546 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,863 |
| WHT AC | 611 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,027 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,061 |
| C UNMD M | 1,065 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,126 |
| D OCC | 462 |
| FEMALE | 1,582 |
| GRA BU | 156 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 462 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,580 |
| MD F | 449 |
| MD M | 458 |
| MD TOT | 907 |
| NUMBER CD | 44 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 326 |
| TUR BU | 3,994 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 57 |
| WID TOT | 129 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074013_1851— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-qc044002-1881/.