St. Thomas, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.945°N, 70.539°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Thomas had a population of 2,893: 1,458 male and 1,435 female residents. Population density was 59.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,994 |
| 1861 | 3,020 |
| 1871 | 2,893 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,849 |
| 1901 | 2,698 |
| 1911 | 2,689 |
| 1921 | 2,964 |
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 536 |
| Number of females | 1,435 |
| Number of males | 1,458 |
| Number of married females | 405 |
| Number of married males | 406 |
| Number of married persons | 811 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 115 |
| Total population | 2,893 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 958 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,009 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,967 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 412 |
| Number of occupied houses | 412 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,473 |
| BWT BU | 601 |
| CRN BU | 238 |
| HAY AC | 2,359 |
| HAY TONS | 3,724 |
| OAT BU | 44,470 |
| PEA BU | 908 |
| POT AC | 421 |
| POT BU | 68,065 |
| RYE BU | 1,857 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,880 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,852 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 599 |
| AREA | 34,880 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 108 |
| CD | 163 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 536 |
| FEMALE | 1,435 |
| GRA BU | 113 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 412 |
| INHABITED | 412 |
| MALE | 1,458 |
| MARRIED F | 405 |
| MARRIED M | 406 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 811 |
| POPULATION | 2,893 |
| ROOT BU | 672 |
| SINGLE F | 958 |
| SINGLE M | 1,009 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,967 |
| TUR BU | 2,525 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 72 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 115 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074013_1851— 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-qc163002-1871/.