St. Thomas, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 698. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.052°N, 73.293°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Thomas had a population of 698: 352 male and 346 female residents. Population density was 39.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 150 |
| Number of families | 150 |
| Number of females | 346 |
| Number of males | 352 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of married persons | 256 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP F | 346 |
| POP M | 352 |
| POP TOT | 698 |
| Total population | 698 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 204 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 393 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 179 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 519 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 148 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 34 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 109 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 61 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 87 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 148 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 136 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 303 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,977 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,097 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,075 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,897 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,355 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,452 |
| Acres of oats | 1,134 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 64 |
| BAR AC | 136 |
| BAR BU | 2,034 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,034 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 324 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,951 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,508 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,448 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 950 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,930 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 626 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 749 |
| BWT BU | 4,951 |
| CRN BU | 9,508 |
| HAY AC | 4,897 |
| HAY TONS | 4,354 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 280 |
| Number of chickens | 3,727 |
| Number of ducks | 46 |
| Number of employees on farms | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 110 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 36 |
| Number of geese | 112 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 164 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 337 |
| Number of milk cows | 671 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 414 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 40 |
| Number of sheep | 472 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 138 |
| Number of swine | 346 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 462 |
| Number of turkeys | 93 |
| OAT AC | 1,134 |
| OAT BU | 19,448 |
| PEA BU | 950 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 5,930 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 662 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,827 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 251 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 58,487 |
| RYE BU | 73 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,354 |
| WHT AC | 64 |
| WHT SP BU | 626 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 38 |
| BEN BU | 324 |
| BUTTER LB | 58,487 |
| CATTLE KS | 280 |
| CHEESE LB | 662 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 204 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 393 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,827 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 164 |
| DUCKS | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 150 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 251 |
| FRN CA | 179 |
| GEESE | 112 |
| GRA BU | 57 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,727 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 337 |
| HOUSES | 148 |
| HOUSES B | 34 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 61 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 87 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 109 |
| INF 11 A | 40 |
| MD FEM | 128 |
| MD MALE | 128 |
| MD TOT | 256 |
| MILK COWS | 671 |
| NAME CD | Missisquoi |
| OC E | 5 |
| OC F | 36 |
| OC P | 110 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 414 |
| OTHERS | 519 |
| SHEEP | 472 |
| SHEEP KS | 138 |
| SUP AM | 10,355 |
| SUP FOR | 2,097 |
| SUP JV | 303 |
| SUP PAT | 2,977 |
| SUP SC | 7,075 |
| SUP TOT | 12,452 |
| SWINE | 346 |
| SWINE KS | 462 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 148 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 749 |
| TURKEY | 93 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169014— 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 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-qc169014-1891/.