St. Thomas, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 870. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.052°N, 73.293°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Thomas had a population of 870: 448 male and 422 female residents. Population density was 48.6 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 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 162 |
| Number of females | 422 |
| Number of males | 448 |
| Number of married females | 162 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 326 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| Total population | 870 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 241 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 513 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 162 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,279 |
| BWT BU | 4,310 |
| CRN BU | 2,579 |
| HAY AC | 2,544 |
| HAY TONS | 2,954 |
| OAT BU | 27,403 |
| PEA BU | 1,779 |
| POT AC | 103 |
| POT BU | 12,903 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 10,880 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,911 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 183 |
| AREA | 10,880 |
| BEN BU | 867 |
| CD | 125 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 162 |
| FEMALE | 422 |
| GRA BU | 149 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 162 |
| INHABITED | 162 |
| MALE | 448 |
| MARRIED F | 162 |
| MARRIED M | 164 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 326 |
| POPULATION | 870 |
| ROOT BU | 595 |
| SINGLE F | 241 |
| SINGLE M | 272 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 513 |
| TUR BU | 60 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC125001— 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 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-qc125001-1871/.