St. Thomas, Quebec (1851 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in L'Islet County, Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.945°N, 70.539°W.
Population
In 1851, St. Thomas had a population of 2,994: 1,468 male and 1,526 female residents. Population density was 61.2 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 1851
In the 1851 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 365 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 447 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 13 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 1,400 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 126 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 1,345 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 47 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 123 |
| Number of blind females | 1 |
| Number of blind males | 1 |
| Number of deaf and dumb males | 1 |
| Number of families | 447 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 37 |
| Number of females | 1,526 |
| Number of females attending school | 153 |
| Number of lunatic females | 2 |
| Number of lunatic males | 7 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 36 |
| Number of males | 1,468 |
| Number of males attending school | 167 |
| Number of married females | 382 |
| Number of married males | 382 |
| Number of single females | 1,066 |
| Number of single males | 1,047 |
| Number of widowed females | 78 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| POP | 2,994 |
| POP FX N.1 | 1,526 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,468 |
| POP XX N.1 | 2,994 |
| Total population | 2,994 |
Age structure (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 43 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 42 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 41 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 55 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 212 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 40 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 42 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 46 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 49 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 47 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 204 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 39 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 78 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 98 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 108 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 55 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 25 |
| Number of married females aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 50 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 101 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 95 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 73 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 41 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 19 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 201 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 200 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 152 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 35 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 26 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 10 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of single females aged 80 to 90 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 200 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 182 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 164 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 36 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 17 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 7 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 14 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 17 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 27 |
| Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90 | 7 |
| Number of widowed females aged 90 to 100 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 6 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 11 |
| Number of widowed males aged 80 to 90 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,990 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 1 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 605 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 90 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 14,849 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,367 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,254 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 21,193 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,560 |
| Acres of oats | 87 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of rye | 248 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,269 |
| BAR AC | 605 |
| BAR BU | 6,374 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 263 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 737 |
| BEEF BAR | 263 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,374 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of carrots produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,238 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,691 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,443 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 589 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 16,147 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY TONS | 5,561 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 535 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 691 |
| Number of horses | 727 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,534 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 412 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 175 |
| Number of sheep | 3,552 |
| Number of swine | 1,078 |
| OAT AC | 87 |
| OAT BU | 2,238 |
| PEA BU | 1 |
| PORK BAR | 737 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,691 |
| Pounds of flax or hemp produced in the past year | 4,214 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 76,895 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 26,951 |
| Pounds of tobacco produced in the past year | 564 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 646 |
| RYE AC | 248 |
| RYE BU | 1,443 |
| TOB LBS | 564 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,561 |
| WHT AC | 2,269 |
| WHT BU | 16,147 |
| WOOL LBS | 646 |
Manufacturing & industry (40 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production | 100 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 3 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 2 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 500 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of employees in foundries | 8 |
| Number of employees in grist mills | 3 |
| Number of employees in saw mills | 55 |
| Number of foundries | 1 |
| Number of foundries reporting | 1 |
| Number of foundries returning capital | 2,000 |
| Number of grist mills | 1 |
| Number of grist mills not reporting | |
| Number of grist mills powered by steam | |
| Number of grist mills powered by water | 1 |
| Number of grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of grist mills reporting weekly production | 1 |
| Number of grist mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of saw mill plants | |
| Number of saw mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by steam | |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 2 |
| Number of saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent | |
| Number of saw mills returning capital | 1 |
| Number of tanneries | 2 |
| Number of tanneries not reporting | 2 |
| Number of woollen factories | |
| Number of woollen factories reporting | |
| Number of woollen factories returning capital | |
| Value of annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling) | |
| Value of capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling) | 4,500 |
| Value of capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling) | 16,000 |
| Value of iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling) | 250 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 5,695 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 4,396 |
| Yards of linen produced in the past year | 6,697 |
Fisheries (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of cured fish produced in the past year | 58 |
Deaths & mortality (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 18 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 19 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age | 7 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 4 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 37 |
Other recorded variables (155 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 76,895 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| BOV | 535 |
| C F BAR | 58 |
| C H | 691 |
| C01 GM NO MILLS | 1 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 1,468 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 1,526 |
| C03 GM WATER | 1 |
| C03 TOTAL | 2,994 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 1,345 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 1,400 |
| C06 GM NO WEEK | 1 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 123 |
| C07 GM BARRELS WEEK | 100 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 126 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 47 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 13 |
| C100 BTWN 80 AND 90 M WID | 4 |
| C102 BTWN 80 AND 90 F S | 2 |
| C103 BTWN 80 AND 90 F WID | 7 |
| C105 BTWN 80 AND 90 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C106 BTWN 90 AND 100 M MD | 1 |
| C111 BTWN 90 AND 100 F WID | 1 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 36 |
| C12 GM CAP NO | 1 |
| C124 DEATHS AGES NOT GIVEN M | 7 |
| C126 MD MALE | 382 |
| C127 S MALE | 1,047 |
| C128 WID MALE | 39 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 1,468 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 37 |
| C13 GM CAP P | 850 |
| C130 MD FEM | 382 |
| C131 S FEM | 1,066 |
| C132 WID FEM | 78 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 1,526 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 2,994 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 19 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 18 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 37 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 39 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 167 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 153 |
| C145 DEAF AND DUMB M | 1 |
| C147 BLIND M | 1 |
| C148 BLIND F | 1 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 7 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 40 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 2 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 4 |
| C16 SM NO | 6 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 6 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 42 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 42 |
| C21 DEATHS UNDER 2 F | 2 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 46 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 41 |
| C25 SM PLANTS | 450,000 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 49 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 43 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 6 |
| C29 DEATHS UNDER 4 F | 2 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 4,112 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 25 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 47 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 6 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 55 |
| C32 CFM NO | 1 |
| C33 CFM RETURNS | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 204 |
| C34 CFM CAPITAL | 350 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 212 |
| C37 CFM HANDS | 2 |
| C37 DEATHS BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 200 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 201 |
| C42 BTWN 10 AND 15 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 182 |
| C46 BTWN 15 AND 20 F MD | 7 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 200 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 4 |
| C49 BTWN 15 AND 20 F DEATHS | 5 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 50 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 164 |
| C52 BTWN 20 AND 30 M WID | 1 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 78 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 152 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 101 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 36 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 3 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 98 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 35 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 4 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 95 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 17 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 10 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 108 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 26 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 14 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 73 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 13 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 5 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 55 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 10 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 8 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 41 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 7 |
| C84 BTWN 60 AND 70 M WID | 6 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 25 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 7 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 17 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 19 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 11 |
| C93 BTWN 70 AND 80 F MD | 11 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 27 |
| C96 BTWN 70 AND 80 M DEATHS | 2 |
| C98 BTWN 80 AND 90 M MD | 2 |
| CAR BU | 32 |
| CD NAME | L'Islet |
| CROP | 6,254 |
| CULT | 21,193 |
| ENG WLS | 3 |
| FC YRDS | 4,396 |
| FLAN YRDS | 5,695 |
| FLX LBS | 4,214 |
| FREN ORIG | 2,990 |
| GARDEN | 90 |
| HELD | 33,560 |
| HORSE | 727 |
| IRE | 1 |
| LIN YRDS | 6,697 |
| LINE NO | 1,183 |
| M COWS | 1,534 |
| MPLS LBS | 26,951 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 10 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 102 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 22 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 65 |
| O OVR 200 | 38 |
| O UNDR 10 | 175 |
| PASTURE | 14,849 |
| SHEEP | 3,552 |
| SWINE | 1,078 |
| TOT O | 412 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 589 |
| WOOD | 12,367 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC060002— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-qc060002-1851/.