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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912821. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,020 |
| 1871 | 2,893 |
| 1881 | 3,162 |
| 1891 | 2,849 |
| 1901 | 2,698 |
| 1911 | — |
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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,893 total population, 1,458 males, 1,435 females, 811 married persons, 536 families, 406 married males, 405 married females, 115 widowed persons, 72 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,967 single persons under 18, 1,009 single males under 18, 958 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 412 inhabited houses, 412 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 34,880 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912821
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/.