St. Thomas, Quebec (1921 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 542. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.052°N, 73.293°W.
Population
In 1921, St. Thomas had a population of 542: 278 male and 264 female residents. Population density was 30.3 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 1921
In the 1921 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 264 |
| POP M | 278 |
| POP TOT | 542 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 207 |
| BRIT BORN F | 2 |
| BRIT BORN M | 8 |
| BRIT ENG | 83 |
| BRIT IRISH | 57 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 68 |
| CAN BORN F | 238 |
| CAN BORN M | 243 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 50 |
| EUR FRENCH | 230 |
| EUR GERMAN | 51 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 24 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 27 |
| METHODISTS | 86 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 243 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072010— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-qc072010-1921/.