Thurso, VL, Quebec (1901 census)
Thurso, VL 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, VL 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 525 total population, 275 males, 250 females, 178 single males, 148 single females, 103 families, 90 married females, 89 married males, 12 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 94 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,200 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurso,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurso_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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, VL, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thurso-vl-qc160037-1901/.