Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine, Quebec (1891 census)
Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,414. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.002°N, 71.313°W.
Population
In 1891, Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine had a population of 3,414: 1,840 male and 1,574 female residents. Population density was 59.3 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ireland, Coleraine, 1881 (33.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kingsville (Thetford Mines), Village, 1901 (4.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine shared boundaries with:
- Garthby & d’Israëli
- Ireland N.
- Ireland S.
- St. Julien
- St. Méthode d'Adstock
- St. Vital de Lambton
- Thetford, South—Sud
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 625 |
| Number of families | 625 |
| Number of females | 1,574 |
| Number of males | 1,840 |
| Number of married females | 607 |
| Number of married males | 609 |
| Number of married persons | 1,216 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP F | 1,574 |
| POP M | 1,840 |
| POP TOT | 3,414 |
| Total population | 3,414 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 934 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,181 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,115 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 3,236 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 178 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 400 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 399 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 335 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 61 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 80 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 89 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 47 |
| Number of occupied houses | 400 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,471 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,026 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,539 |
| Acres of hay crops | 789 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,085 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,111 |
| Acres of oats | 117 |
| Acres of potatoes | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR AC | 15 |
| BAR BU | 175 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,684 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 498 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,451 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 104 |
| BWT BU | 221 |
| HAY AC | 789 |
| HAY TONS | 692 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 19 |
| Number of chickens | 1,253 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 266 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 243 |
| Number of milk cows | 146 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 268 |
| Number of other cattle | 21 |
| Number of other fowl | 26 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 199 |
| Number of sheep | 109 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 63 |
| Number of swine | 31 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 26 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 117 |
| OAT BU | 1,684 |
| PEA BU | 498 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 1,451 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,300 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 515 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,150 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 692 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 104 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 16 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 31 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,150 |
| CATTLE KS | 19 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 934 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,181 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,115 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 515 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 625 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 3,236 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,253 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 243 |
| HOUSES | 400 |
| HOUSES CON | 47 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 85 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 335 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 89 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 80 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 90 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 61 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 399 |
| INF 11 A | 199 |
| MD FEM | 607 |
| MD MALE | 609 |
| MD TOT | 1,216 |
| MILK COWS | 146 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 266 |
| OC TOT | 268 |
| OTHER FOWL | 26 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 21 |
| OTHERS | 178 |
| SHEEP | 109 |
| SHEEP KS | 63 |
| SUP AM | 3,085 |
| SUP FOR | 4,026 |
| SUP JV | 75 |
| SUP PAT | 1,471 |
| SUP SC | 1,539 |
| SUP TOT | 7,111 |
| SWINE | 31 |
| SWINE KS | 26 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 400 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 33 |
| WID MALE | 50 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168016— 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). "Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thetford-mines-black-lake-mines-coleraine-qc168016-1891/.