St. Thomas, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.026°N, 73.331°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Thomas had a population of 1,843: 928 male and 915 female residents. Population density was 55.0 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 335 |
| Number of females | 915 |
| Number of males | 928 |
| Number of married females | 309 |
| Number of married males | 309 |
| Number of married persons | 618 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| Total population | 1,843 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 565 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 602 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,167 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 334 |
| Number of occupied houses | 334 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 686 |
| BWT BU | 2,864 |
| CRN BU | 845 |
| HAY AC | 1,414 |
| HAY TONS | 1,562 |
| OAT BU | 29,402 |
| PEA BU | 5,376 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 20,867 |
| RYE BU | 6,576 |
| Total area (acres) | 9,750 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,622 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 475 |
| AREA | 9,750 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| CD | 102 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 335 |
| FEMALE | 915 |
| GRA BU | 257 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 334 |
| INHABITED | 334 |
| MALE | 928 |
| MARRIED F | 309 |
| MARRIED M | 309 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 618 |
| POPULATION | 1,843 |
| ROOT BU | 224 |
| SINGLE F | 565 |
| SINGLE M | 602 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,167 |
| TUR BU | 17 |
| UNINHABITED | 28 |
| WIDOWED F | 41 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC102007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-qc102007-1871/.