St. Thomas, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,849. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912821. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.945°N, 70.539°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Thomas had a population of 2,849: 1,428 male and 1,421 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,849 total population, 1,428 males, 1,421 females, 930 married persons, 478 families, 465 married females, 465 married males, 114 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,805 single persons under 18, 917 single males under 18, 888 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,844 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 471 houses, 471 occupied houses, 468 houses built of wood, 402 houses of 1 story, 118 houses of 4 rooms, 116 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 86 houses of 5 rooms, 69 houses of 2 stories, 65 houses of 3 rooms, 49 houses of 2 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,849 pounds of homemade butter, 40,261 bushels of potatoes, 34,512 acres of land in farms, 31,062 bushels of oats, 20,482 acres of improved land in farms, 14,030 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,761 acres of farmland under crops, 6,611 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,807 tons of hay, 3,990 acres of hay crops, 3,357 bushels of spring wheat, 3,197 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,131 bushels of turnips, 2,707 chickens, 2,419 bushels of barley, 2,136 acres of oats, 1,631 milk cows, 1,411 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,115 sheep, 942 bushels of rye, 927 swine slaughtered or sold, 876 swine, 805 other cattle, 741 bushels of peas, 732 sheep slaughtered or sold, 489 horses aged over 3 years, 398 cattle killed or sold, 384 acres of potatoes, 383 occupants of farms, 365 acres of wheat, 358 farm occupants who own their land, 238 bushels of buckwheat, 199 acres of barley, 143 horses aged 3 years and under, 117 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 116 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 110 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 95 bushels of winter wheat, 84 geese, 84 oxen, 68 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 60 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 52 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 51 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 43 bushels of beans, 38 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 27 bushels of corn, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 11 acres of turnips, 11 ducks, 11 turkeys, 10 other fowl, Capacity of silos (tons): 8, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171009— 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 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-qc171009-1891/.