Thetford, South—Sud, Quebec (1891 census)
Thetford, South—Sud was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 352. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.103°N, 71.261°W.
Population
In 1891, Thetford, South—Sud had a population of 352: 184 male and 168 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 352 |
| 1901 | 600 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Thetford, South—Sud shared boundaries with:
- Ireland N.
- Leeds
- St. Méthode d'Adstock
- Thetford Mines, Black Lake Mines & Coleraine
- Thetford, North—Nord
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 63 |
| Number of families | 63 |
| Number of females | 168 |
| Number of males | 184 |
| Number of married females | 55 |
| Number of married males | 55 |
| Number of married persons | 110 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP F | 168 |
| POP M | 184 |
| POP TOT | 352 |
| Total population | 352 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 107 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 125 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 232 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 250 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 102 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses | 51 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 50 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 60 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 46 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 746 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,543 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,482 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,073 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,239 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,782 |
| Acres of oats | 196 |
| Acres of potatoes | 37 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR AC | 46 |
| BAR BU | 592 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 592 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,101 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,888 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,983 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 45 |
| BWT BU | 1,101 |
| HAY AC | 1,073 |
| HAY TONS | 704 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 113 |
| Number of chickens | 736 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 59 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 2 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 66 |
| Number of milk cows | 177 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 60 |
| Number of other cattle | 163 |
| Number of oxen | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 34 |
| Number of sheep | 177 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| Number of swine | 37 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 91 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 196 |
| OAT BU | 2,888 |
| PEA BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 37 |
| POT BU | 2,983 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 734 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 15,190 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 704 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 38 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 12 |
| A 11 50 | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 34 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 15,190 |
| CATTLE KS | 113 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 107 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 125 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 232 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 734 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 63 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FRN CA | 250 |
| GEESE | 2 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 736 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 66 |
| HOUSES | 51 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 3 |
| HOUSES W | 50 |
| MD FEM | 55 |
| MD MALE | 55 |
| MD TOT | 110 |
| MILK COWS | 177 |
| NAME CD | Megantic |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 59 |
| OC TOT | 60 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 163 |
| OTHERS | 102 |
| SHEEP | 177 |
| SHEEP KS | 147 |
| SUP AM | 2,239 |
| SUP FOR | 3,543 |
| SUP JV | 11 |
| SUP PAT | 746 |
| SUP SC | 1,482 |
| SUP TOT | 5,782 |
| SWINE | 37 |
| SWINE KS | 91 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 60 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 45 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 9 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
| WORKING OX | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169019— 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, South—Sud, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thetford-south-sud-qc168015-1891/.