Thurso, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Thurso, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 578. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.599°N, 75.244°W.
Population
In 1891, Thurso, Village had a population of 578: 287 male and 291 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lochaber E, 1881 (4.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Thurso, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 98 |
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 291 |
| Number of males | 287 |
| Number of married females | 92 |
| Number of married males | 93 |
| Number of married persons | 185 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 291 |
| POP M | 287 |
| POP TOT | 578 |
| Total population | 578 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 179 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 187 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 366 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 365 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 213 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 96 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 80 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 44 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 96 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 53 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 285 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 726 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,334 |
| Acres of hay crops | 536 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,672 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,398 |
| Acres of oats | 186 |
| Acres of potatoes | 27 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 69 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 142 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,414 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 529 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,680 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 689 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 80 |
| BWT BU | 88 |
| CRN BU | 48 |
| HAY AC | 536 |
| HAY TONS | 417 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 28 |
| Number of chickens | 1,234 |
| Number of ducks | 26 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 74 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 32 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 84 |
| Number of milk cows | 118 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 107 |
| Number of other cattle | 78 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 90 |
| Number of sheep | 77 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 7 |
| Number of swine | 124 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 86 |
| Number of turkeys | 97 |
| OAT AC | 186 |
| OAT BU | 4,414 |
| PEA BU | 529 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 2,680 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 307 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,819 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 417 |
| WHT AC | 69 |
| WHT SP BU | 689 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 2 |
| A 11 50 | 1 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,819 |
| CATTLE KS | 28 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 179 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 187 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 366 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 307 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 26 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 365 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,234 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 84 |
| HOUSES | 96 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 44 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 80 |
| INF 11 A | 90 |
| MD FEM | 92 |
| MD MALE | 93 |
| MD TOT | 185 |
| MILK COWS | 118 |
| NAME CD | Ottawa, County—Comté |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 32 |
| OC P | 74 |
| OC TOT | 107 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 78 |
| OTHERS | 213 |
| SHEEP | 77 |
| SHEEP KS | 7 |
| SUP AM | 2,672 |
| SUP FOR | 726 |
| SUP JV | 53 |
| SUP PAT | 285 |
| SUP SC | 2,334 |
| SUP TOT | 3,398 |
| SWINE | 124 |
| SWINE KS | 86 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 96 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 80 |
| TURKEY | 97 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC176045— 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 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). "Thurso, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thurso-village-qc176045-1891/.