Thetford, Quebec (1881 census)
Thetford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 798. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.110°N, 71.218°W.
Population
In 1881, Thetford had a population of 798: 424 male and 374 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).
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 Thetford, 1871 (76.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Thetford shared boundaries with:
- Ireland, Coleraine
- Leeds
- Sacré-Coeur de Jésus
- St. Evariste
- St. Pierre de Broughton
- St. Pierre de Broughton
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 374 |
| Number of males | 424 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 133 |
| Number of married persons | 261 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP TOT | 798 |
| Total population | 798 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 243 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 530 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 942 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of wheat | 20 |
| BAR BU | 2,992 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,992 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,727 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 752 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,931 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,068 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 300 |
| BWT BU | 2,727 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 942 |
| HAY TONS | 742 |
| OAT BU | 4,931 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 278 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 4,068 |
| RYE BU | 111 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 742 |
| WHT AC | 20 |
| WHT SP BU | 300 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 243 |
| C UNMD M | 287 |
| C UNMD TOT | 530 |
| D OCC | 135 |
| FEMALE | 374 |
| GRA BU | 752 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 135 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 424 |
| MD F | 128 |
| MD M | 133 |
| MD TOT | 261 |
| NUMBER CD | 50 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050011— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thetford-qc050011-1881/.