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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 811 |
| 1871 | 870 |
| 1881 | 812 |
| 1891 | 698 |
| 1901 | 641 |
| 1911 | — |
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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 698 total population, 352 males, 346 females, 256 married persons, 150 families, 128 married females, 128 married males, 49 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 393 single persons under 18, 204 single males under 18, 189 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 519 persons who are not French Canadian, 179 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 148 houses, 148 occupied houses, 109 houses built of wood, 87 houses of 2 stories, 81 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 61 houses of 1 story, 34 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 58,487 pounds of homemade butter, 19,448 bushels of oats, 12,452 acres of land in farms, 10,355 acres of improved land in farms, 9,508 bushels of corn, 7,075 acres of farmland under crops, 5,930 bushels of potatoes, 4,951 bushels of buckwheat, 4,897 acres of hay crops, 4,354 tons of hay, 3,727 chickens, 2,977 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,097 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,034 bushels of barley, 1,827 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,134 acres of oats, 950 bushels of peas, 749 bushels of turnips, 671 milk cows, 662 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 626 bushels of spring wheat, 472 sheep, 462 swine slaughtered or sold, 414 other cattle, 346 swine, 337 horses aged over 3 years, 324 bushels of beans, 303 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 280 cattle killed or sold, 251 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 164 horses aged 3 years and under, 151 occupants of farms, 138 sheep slaughtered or sold, 136 acres of barley, 112 geese, 110 farm occupants who own their land, 93 turkeys, 78 acres of potatoes, 73 bushels of rye, 64 acres of wheat, 57 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 46 ducks, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 40 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 employees on farms, 3 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC169014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175009— 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/.