St. Thomas, Quebec (1911 census)
St. Thomas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,689. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.945°N, 70.539°W.
Population
In 1911, St. Thomas had a population of 2,689: 1,323 male and 1,366 female residents. Population density was 55.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, St. Thomas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,698 |
| POP F | 1,366 |
| POP M | 1,323 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 51.39 |
| POP TOT | 2,689 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA ACRES | 33,485 |
| AREA SQ MI | 52.32 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 10 |
| DWELLINGS | 449 |
| F LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 404 |
| F SINGLE | 890 |
| F WIDOWED | 71 |
| FAMILIES | 471 |
| FRENCH | 2,679 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 411 |
| M SINGLE | 869 |
| M WIDOWED | 42 |
| METHODISTS | 9 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,677 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177011— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-thomas-qc177011-1911/.