Thorne, Quebec (1891 census)
Thorne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.759°N, 76.408°W.
Population
In 1891, Thorne had a population of 940: 491 male and 449 female residents. Population density was 13.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Thorne shared boundaries with:
- Aldfield
- Alleyn & Cawood
- Bristol N
- Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield
- Clarendon N
- Leslie, Clapham & Huddersfield
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 155 |
| Number of families | 155 |
| Number of females | 449 |
| Number of males | 491 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 273 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 449 |
| POP M | 491 |
| POP TOT | 940 |
| Total population | 940 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 295 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 640 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 939 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 154 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 154 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 100 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 22 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 48 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,358 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 17,508 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,193 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,148 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,599 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,107 |
| Acres of oats | 1,939 |
| Acres of potatoes | 182 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 456 |
| BAR AC | 22 |
| BAR BU | 224 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 334 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,925 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,807 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,953 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 951 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,196 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 964 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 334 |
| CRN BU | 67 |
| HAY AC | 2,148 |
| HAY TONS | 1,514 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 155 |
| Number of chickens | 3,087 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 142 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of geese | 181 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 80 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 276 |
| Number of milk cows | 720 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 146 |
| Number of other cattle | 616 |
| Number of other fowl | 146 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 77 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 828 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 399 |
| Number of swine | 399 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 450 |
| Number of turkeys | 106 |
| OAT AC | 1,939 |
| OAT BU | 26,925 |
| PEA BU | 4,807 |
| POT AC | 182 |
| POT BU | 10,953 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,900 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 56 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,872 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 51,026 |
| RYE BU | 951 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,514 |
| WHT AC | 456 |
| WHT FALL BU | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,196 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 77 |
| A 11 50 | 3 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| BUTTER LB | 51,026 |
| CATTLE KS | 155 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,900 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 295 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 345 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 640 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 56 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 80 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 155 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,872 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 181 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,087 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 276 |
| HOUSES | 154 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 100 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 154 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 135 |
| MD MALE | 138 |
| MD TOT | 273 |
| MILK COWS | 720 |
| NAME CD | Pontiac |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 142 |
| OC TOT | 146 |
| OTHER FOWL | 146 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 616 |
| OTHERS | 939 |
| SHEEP | 828 |
| SHEEP KS | 399 |
| SUP AM | 7,599 |
| SUP FOR | 17,508 |
| SUP JV | 48 |
| SUP PAT | 1,358 |
| SUP SC | 6,193 |
| SUP TOT | 25,107 |
| SWINE | 399 |
| SWINE KS | 450 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 964 |
| TURKEY | 106 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC177022— 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 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). "Thorne, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thorne-qc177022-1891/.