Thurso, VL, Quebec (1891 census)
Thurso, VL 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, VL 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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 578 total population, 291 females, 287 males, 185 married persons, 98 families, 93 married males, 92 married females, 27 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 366 single persons under 18, 187 single males under 18, 179 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 365 French Canadians, 213 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 96 houses, 96 occupied houses, 80 houses built of wood, 50 houses of 1 story, 44 houses of 2 stories, 43 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses built of brick, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 14 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 4,819 pounds of homemade butter, 4,414 bushels of oats, 3,398 acres of land in farms, 2,680 bushels of potatoes, 2,672 acres of improved land in farms, 2,334 acres of farmland under crops, 1,234 chickens, 726 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 689 bushels of spring wheat, 536 acres of hay crops, 529 bushels of peas, 417 tons of hay, 307 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 285 acres of farmland in pasture, 186 acres of oats, 142 bushels of barley, 124 swine, 118 milk cows, 107 occupants of farms, 97 turkeys, 90 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 88 bushels of buckwheat, 86 swine slaughtered or sold, 84 horses aged over 3 years, 80 bushels of turnips, 78 other cattle, 77 sheep, 74 farm occupants who own their land, 69 acres of wheat, 53 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 48 bushels of corn, 32 farm occupants who rent their land, 32 horses aged 3 years and under, 28 cattle killed or sold, 27 acres of potatoes, 26 ducks, 24 geese, 12 bushels of beans, 11 oxen, 10 acres of barley, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 other fowl, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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
- 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 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, VL, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/thurso-vl-qc176045-1891/.