Thorne, Quebec (1871 census)
Thorne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 624. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.759°N, 76.408°W.
Population
In 1871, Thorne had a population of 624: 340 male and 284 female residents. Population density was 8.7 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Thorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 112 |
| Number of females | 284 |
| Number of males | 340 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 98 |
| Number of married persons | 195 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| Total population | 624 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 181 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 413 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 112 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 162 |
| BWT BU | 66 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 1,307 |
| HAY TONS | 885 |
| OAT BU | 11,917 |
| PEA BU | 824 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 12,487 |
| RYE BU | 271 |
| Total area (acres) | 40,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,350 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 176 |
| AREA | 40,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 12 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| CD | 91 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 112 |
| FEMALE | 284 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 112 |
| INHABITED | 112 |
| MALE | 340 |
| MARRIED F | 97 |
| MARRIED M | 98 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 195 |
| POPULATION | 624 |
| ROOT BU | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 181 |
| SINGLE M | 232 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 413 |
| TUR BU | 1,067 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 6 |
| WIDOWED M | 10 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079021— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thorne-qc091004-1871/.