St. Thomas, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,535. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.026°N, 73.331°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Thomas had a population of 1,535: 747 male and 788 female residents. Population density was 45.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,019 |
| 1861 | 2,003 |
| 1871 | 1,843 |
| 1881 | 1,535 |
| 1891 | 2,068 |
| 1901 | 1,570 |
| 1911 | 1,527 |
| 1921 | 1,569 |
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 301 |
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of females | 788 |
| Number of males | 747 |
| Number of married females | 260 |
| Number of married males | 260 |
| Number of married persons | 520 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP TOT | 1,535 |
| Total population | 1,535 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 485 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 467 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 952 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 249 |
| Number of occupied houses | 249 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,019 |
| Acres of potatoes | 172 |
| Acres of wheat | 165 |
| BAR BU | 392 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 392 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,229 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,085 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,614 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 986 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 19,876 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,105 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 774 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,564 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 109 |
| BWT BU | 4,229 |
| CRN BU | 2,085 |
| HAY AC | 1,019 |
| HAY TONS | 1,666 |
| OAT BU | 37,614 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 19,876 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 22,105 |
| RYE BU | 774 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,666 |
| WHT AC | 165 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,564 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 485 |
| C UNMD M | 467 |
| C UNMD TOT | 952 |
| D OCC | 249 |
| FEMALE | 788 |
| GRA BU | 37 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 249 |
| MALE | 747 |
| MD F | 260 |
| MD M | 260 |
| MD TOT | 520 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 986 |
| TUR BU | 109 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060014— 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-qc087004-1881/.