St. Thomas, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,068. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.026°N, 73.331°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Thomas had a population of 2,068: 1,081 male and 987 female residents. Population density was 61.7 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 412 |
| Number of families | 412 |
| Number of females | 987 |
| Number of males | 1,081 |
| Number of married females | 354 |
| Number of married males | 354 |
| Number of married persons | 708 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 987 |
| POP M | 1,081 |
| POP TOT | 2,068 |
| Total population | 2,068 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 602 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 709 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,311 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,067 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 276 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 264 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 252 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 50 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 276 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 223 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 29 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,897 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,246 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,971 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,768 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,897 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,143 |
| Acres of oats | 3,647 |
| Acres of potatoes | 254 |
| Acres of turnips | 41 |
| Acres of wheat | 353 |
| BAR AC | 223 |
| BAR BU | 1,675 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,675 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,958 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,598 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,452 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 6,672 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,636 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,725 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,894 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,325 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| BWT BU | 4,958 |
| CRN BU | 1,598 |
| HAY AC | 2,768 |
| HAY TONS | 3,531 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 209 |
| Number of chickens | 7,138 |
| Number of ducks | 91 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 219 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of geese | 172 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 143 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 420 |
| Number of milk cows | 726 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 228 |
| Number of other cattle | 632 |
| Number of other fowl | 100 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 30 |
| Number of sheep | 1,018 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 510 |
| Number of swine | 795 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 688 |
| Number of turkeys | 552 |
| OAT AC | 3,647 |
| OAT BU | 26,452 |
| PEA BU | 6,672 |
| POT AC | 254 |
| POT BU | 20,636 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 853 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,791 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 28,475 |
| RYE BU | 2,725 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,531 |
| WHT AC | 353 |
| WHT FALL BU | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,894 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 71 |
| A 11 50 | 37 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 70 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| BUTTER LB | 28,475 |
| CATTLE KS | 209 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 602 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 709 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,311 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 853 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 143 |
| DUCKS | 91 |
| FAMILIES | 412 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,791 |
| FRN CA | 2,067 |
| GEESE | 172 |
| GRA BU | 80 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,138 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 420 |
| HOUSES | 276 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 93 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 252 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 50 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 264 |
| INF 11 A | 30 |
| MD FEM | 354 |
| MD MALE | 354 |
| MD TOT | 708 |
| MILK COWS | 726 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 219 |
| OC TOT | 228 |
| OTHER FOWL | 100 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 632 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,018 |
| SHEEP KS | 510 |
| SUP AM | 16,897 |
| SUP FOR | 5,246 |
| SUP JV | 29 |
| SUP PAT | 5,897 |
| SUP SC | 10,971 |
| SUP TOT | 22,143 |
| SWINE | 795 |
| SWINE KS | 688 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 276 |
| TUR AC | 41 |
| TUR BU | 2,325 |
| TURKEY | 552 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159013— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-qc159013-1891/.