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 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 density was 58.2 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 478 |
| Number of families | 478 |
| Number of females | 1,421 |
| Number of males | 1,428 |
| Number of married females | 465 |
| Number of married males | 465 |
| Number of married persons | 930 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 114 |
| POP F | 1,421 |
| POP M | 1,428 |
| POP TOT | 2,849 |
| Total population | 2,849 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 888 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 917 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,805 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,844 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 471 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 468 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 402 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 69 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 118 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 116 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 471 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 199 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 110 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,611 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,030 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,761 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,990 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,482 |
| Acres of land in farms | 34,512 |
| Acres of oats | 2,136 |
| Acres of potatoes | 384 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 365 |
| BAR AC | 199 |
| BAR BU | 2,419 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,419 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 68 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,062 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 741 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 40,261 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 942 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,357 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,131 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 95 |
| BWT BU | 238 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 8 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 3,990 |
| HAY TONS | 4,807 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 398 |
| Number of chickens | 2,707 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 358 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 84 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 143 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 489 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,631 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 383 |
| Number of other cattle | 805 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 117 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 116 |
| Number of sheep | 1,115 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 732 |
| Number of swine | 876 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 927 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 2,136 |
| OAT BU | 31,062 |
| PEA BU | 741 |
| POT AC | 384 |
| POT BU | 40,261 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 51 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,411 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,197 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 43,849 |
| RYE BU | 942 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,807 |
| WHT AC | 365 |
| WHT FALL BU | 95 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,357 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 117 |
| A 11 50 | 52 |
| A 201 PL | 38 |
| A 51 100 | 60 |
| BEN BU | 43 |
| BUTTER LB | 43,849 |
| CATTLE KS | 398 |
| CHEESE LB | 51 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 888 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 917 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,805 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,411 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 143 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 478 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,197 |
| FRN CA | 2,844 |
| GEESE | 84 |
| GRA BU | 68 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,707 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 489 |
| HOUSES | 471 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 118 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 402 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 116 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 65 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 69 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 468 |
| INF 11 A | 116 |
| MD FEM | 465 |
| MD MALE | 465 |
| MD TOT | 930 |
| MILK COWS | 1,631 |
| NAME CD | Montmagny |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 358 |
| OC TOT | 383 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 805 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 1,115 |
| SHEEP KS | 732 |
| SILOS | 8 |
| SUP AM | 20,482 |
| SUP FOR | 14,030 |
| SUP JV | 110 |
| SUP PAT | 6,611 |
| SUP SC | 13,761 |
| SUP TOT | 34,512 |
| SWINE | 876 |
| SWINE KS | 927 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 471 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 3,131 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| WID FEM | 68 |
| WID MALE | 46 |
| WID TOT | 114 |
| WORKING OX | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171009— 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 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/.