St. Thomas, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.052°N, 73.293°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Thomas had a population of 812: 413 male and 399 female residents. Population density was 45.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 811 |
| 1871 | 870 |
| 1881 | 812 |
| 1891 | 698 |
| 1901 | 641 |
| 1911 | 619 |
| 1921 | 542 |
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 | 156 |
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 399 |
| Number of males | 413 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 139 |
| Number of married persons | 279 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 812 |
| Total population | 812 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 236 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 257 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 493 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 152 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,756 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of wheat | 218 |
| BAR BU | 1,572 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,572 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,625 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,508 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,679 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,086 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,280 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,316 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 733 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 545 |
| BWT BU | 6,625 |
| CRN BU | 5,508 |
| HAY AC | 3,756 |
| HAY TONS | 3,397 |
| OAT BU | 33,679 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,280 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 9,316 |
| RYE BU | 88 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,397 |
| WHT AC | 218 |
| WHT SP BU | 733 |
| WHT WTR BU | 545 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 236 |
| C UNMD M | 257 |
| C UNMD TOT | 493 |
| D OCC | 152 |
| FEMALE | 399 |
| GRA BU | 250 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 152 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 413 |
| MD F | 140 |
| MD M | 139 |
| MD TOT | 279 |
| NUMBER CD | 65 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,086 |
| TUR BU | 174 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC065001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072010— 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-qc065001-1881/.