Thurso, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Thurso, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 601. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.599°N, 75.244°W.
Population
In 1911, Thurso, Village had a population of 601: 293 male and 308 female residents. Population density was 288.0 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Thurso, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 525 |
| POP F | 308 |
| POP M | 293 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 319.68 |
| POP TOT | 601 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 1 |
| AREA ACRES | 1,200 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.88 |
| BAPTISTS | 71 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 27 |
| BRIT IRISH | 49 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 70 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 112 |
| F MARRIED | 93 |
| F SINGLE | 194 |
| F WIDOWED | 21 |
| FAMILIES | 116 |
| FRENCH | 453 |
| GERMAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 92 |
| M SINGLE | 194 |
| M WIDOWED | 7 |
| METHODISTS | 18 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 26 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 485 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC165058— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062069— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thurso-village-qc165058-1911/.