Thurso, Village, Quebec (1901 census)
Thurso, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 525. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.599°N, 75.244°W.
Population
In 1901, Thurso, Village had a population of 525: 275 male and 250 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 578 |
| 1901 | 525 |
| 1911 | 601 |
| 1921 | 538 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Thurso, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 103 |
| Number of females | 250 |
| Number of males | 275 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of single females | 148 |
| Number of single males | 178 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| POP F | 250 |
| POP M | 275 |
| POP TOT | 525 |
| Total population | 525 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 94 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,200 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,200 |
| FAMILIES | 103 |
| HOUSES | 94 |
| MARRIED F | 90 |
| MARRIED M | 89 |
| SINGLE F | 148 |
| SINGLE M | 178 |
| WIDOWED F | 12 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062069— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142370
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "Thurso, Village, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thurso-village-qc160037-1901/.