Thorne, Quebec (1861 census)
Thorne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 450. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.759°N, 76.408°W.
Population
In 1861, Thorne had a population of 450.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 450 |
| 1871 | 624 |
| 1881 | 876 |
| 1891 | 940 |
| 1901 | 960 |
| 1911 | 833 |
| 1921 | 783 |
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 NO DATA, 1851 (0.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Thorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 46 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 450 total population. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 302 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 100 persons originating in Ireland, 17 persons originating in Scotland, 14 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 3 Indigenous persons, 2 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $27,820 value farms (dollars), 21,035 bushels of oats, 12,400 acres of land in farms, 10,850 bushels of potatoes, 10,796 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $10,502 value all livestock, 4,750 bushels of turnips, 1,981 bushels of spring wheat, $1,923 value horses aged over 3 years, 1,604 acres of farmland under cultivation, $1,543 value farm implements in dollars, 1,450 pounds of homemade butter, 1,225 bushels of peas, 1,045 acres of farmland under crops, 630 acres of oats, 556 acres of farmland in pasture, 274 tons of hay, 212 bushels of barley, 183 swine, 128 acres of spring wheat, 128 calves and heifers, 110 milk cows, 88 bulls, oxen, or steers, 83 acres of potatoes, 82 acres of peas, 68 occupants of farms, 55 bushels of winter wheat, 44 sheep, 42 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 acres of turnips, 32 horses aged over 3 years, 19 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 9 acres of barley, 9 horses aged 3 years and under, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of farmland in gardens, 3 acres of winter wheat. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244644
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). "Thorne, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thorne-qc040015-1861/.