Thetford, Quebec (1861 census)
Thetford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 282. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141995. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.126°N, 71.229°W.
Population
In 1861, Thetford had a population of 282: 142 male and 140 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 75 |
| 1861 | 282 |
| 1871 | 1,092 |
| 1881 | 798 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Thetford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 282 total population, 142 males, 140 females, Female members of the family who are present: 138, Male members of the family who are present: 137, 95 single males, 93 single females, 45 married males, 43 adult females unable to read or write, 43 married females, 41 adult males unable to read or write, 9 male births, 7 female births, 7 females attending school, 6 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 5, 4 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 2, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 25 males aged 5 to 10, 22 married females aged 20 to 30, 19 single males aged 10 to 15, 18 females aged 5 to 10, 17 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 single females aged 10 to 15, 13 single females aged 15 to 20, 13 single males aged 15 to 20, 11 married males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 30 to 40, 9 males aged 1 to 2, 8 females aged 1 to 2, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 8 married females aged 40 to 50, 7 females age 3 to 4, 7 married males aged 40 to 50, 7 married males aged 50 to 60, 6 females aged 2 to 3, 6 males aged 2 to 3, 6 males aged 4 to 5, 5 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 single males aged 20 to 30, 3 males aged 3 to 4, 2 married females aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 140 French Canadians, 97 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 45 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $19,320 value farms (dollars), 10,330 pounds of maple sugar, 6,058 bushels of potatoes, $5,708 value all livestock, 5,333 acres of land in farms, 4,425 pounds of homemade butter, 4,325 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,647 bushels of oats, 2,240 bushels of barley, $2,132 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,008 acres of farmland under cultivation, 616 acres of farmland under crops, 610 bushels of turnips, 526 bushels of rye, $415 value farm implements in dollars, 392 acres of farmland in pasture, 326 bushels of buckwheat, 287 pounds of wool produced on farms, 162 tons of hay, 160 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 133 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 125 bushels of spring wheat, 122 acres of oats, 122 sheep, 105 acres of barley, 96 swine, 79 milk cows, 68 barrels of pork, 59 calves and heifers, 52 acres of potatoes, 50 occupants of farms, 44 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 31 horses aged over 3 years, 30 acres of rye, 22 bushels of peas, 21 bulls, oxen, or steers, 15 acres of buckwheat, 9 acres of spring wheat, 8 barrels of beef, 6 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 5 horses aged 3 years and under, 4 acres of turnips, 1 acres of peas. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 241 yards of flannel, $161 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 121 yards of fulled cloth, 13 carriages for pleasure, 3 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC032010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050011_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141995
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetford_Mines
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thetford_Mines
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thetford-qc032010-1861/.