Thorne, Quebec (1881 census)
Thorne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 876. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244644. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.759°N, 76.408°W.
Population
In 1881, Thorne had a population of 876: 463 male and 413 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Thorne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 876 total population, 463 males, 413 females, 257 married persons, 134 families, 129 married females, 128 married males, 18 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 601 single persons under 18, 329 single males under 18, 272 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 134 inhabited houses, 134 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,606 bushels of oats, 13,735 bushels of potatoes, 3,308 bushels of spring wheat, 3,272 bushels of peas and beans, 1,863 bushels of turnips, 1,686 bushels of rye, 1,512 acres of hay crops, 1,107 tons of hay, 487 bushels of corn, 353 acres of wheat, 259 bushels of barley, 148 acres of potatoes, 119 bushels of buckwheat, 52 bushels of other root crops, 48 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 876 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098007— 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 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). "Thorne, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thorne-qc098007-1881/.