St. Thomas, Quebec (1901 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,698. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912821. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.945°N, 70.539°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Thomas had a population of 2,698: 1,344 male and 1,354 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 2,698 total population, 1,354 females, 1,344 males, 859 single males, 853 single females, 465 families, 439 married males, 435 married females, 66 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 458 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 33,485 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172009— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-qc172009-1901/.