Thorne, Quebec (1871 census)
Thorne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 624. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244644. 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 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 624 total population, 340 males, 284 females, 195 married persons, 112 families, 98 married males, 97 married females, 16 widowed persons, 10 widowed males, 6 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 413 single persons under 18, 232 single males under 18, 181 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 112 inhabited houses, 112 occupied houses, 12 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 40,800 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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: Q63244644
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/.