Businesses in Thurso, Quebec

Categories in Thurso, Quebec

Farming City Government Office Fire Station Contractor Excavating Contractor Restaurants Cemetery Beauty salons Hair Salon

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Thurso, Quebec

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Restaurants	16	18 years
Public administration	15	24 years
Car repair	13	22 years
Shopping	12	—
Tractors and farm equipment	12	—
Wholesale of construction supplies	7	—
General contractors	7	—
Education	7	—
Construction of buildings	7	—
Beauty salons	7	—
Religion	6	—
Hardware store	6	—
Hairdressers	5	—
Firefighting and rescue	5	—
Cemeteries and crematoriums	5	—
Corporate management	5	—

Thurso, Quebec Facts

Area	7.5 km²
Population	2,675
Male Population	1,316 (49.2%)
Female Population	1,359 (50.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+36.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+12.3%
Median Age	44.9 years (Male: 43.7, Female: 45.6)
Area Codes	819
Neighborhoods	District des Promenades
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Daylight Time
Lat & Lng	45.60010, -75.24931
Postal Codes	J0X

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Thurso, Quebec Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,961	2,237	2,382	2,576	2,675	2,745	2,805
Population Density	261.5 / km²	298.3 / km²	317.6 / km²	343.5 / km²	356.7 / km²	366 / km²	374 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Thurso, Quebec Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 12.3% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Thurso, Quebec	+36.4%	+19.6%	+12.3%
Quebec	—	—	—
Canada	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Thurso, Quebec Median Age

Median Age: 44.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Thurso, Quebec	44.9 yrs	45.6 yrs	43.7 yrs
Quebec	42.2 yrs	43.2 yrs	41.1 yrs
Canada	40.6 yrs	41.5 yrs	39.6 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Thurso, Quebec Population Density

Population Density: 357 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Thurso, Quebec	2,675	7.5 km²	357 / km²
Quebec	7 million	1,519,626.9 km²	4.6 / km²
Canada	35.5 million	9,875,295.4 km²	3.6 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Thurso, Quebec Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1770 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Thurso, Quebec CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Thurso, Quebec	36,030 tn	13.47 tn	4,804.1 tons/km²
Quebec	96,902,370 tn	13.87 tn	63.8 tons/km²
Canada	521,999,336 tn	14.7 tn	52.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Thurso, Quebec CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	36,030 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	13.47 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,804.1 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Earthquake	Medium (6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
1/29/18	10:04 PM	3	88.7 km	18,000 m	22km SE of Mont-Laurier, Canada	usgs.gov
1/21/18	6:08 AM	3	88.3 km	16,840 m	15km WSW of Riviere-Rouge, Canada	usgs.gov
10/19/17	11:08 AM	3.1	75.2 km	10,000 m	9km W of Mont-Tremblant, Canada	usgs.gov
7/31/17	2:50 PM	3.1	35.2 km	21,500 m	30km NNE of Val-des-Monts, Canada	usgs.gov
6/19/16	11:07 PM	3.3	95.5 km	18,000 m	15km SSW of Mont-Laurier, Canada	usgs.gov
11/28/15	5:16 AM	3.23	80.2 km	5,000 m	4km S of Cornwall, Canada	usgs.gov
9/9/15	7:17 PM	3.19	89.6 km	10,000 m	20km NE of Shawville, Canada	usgs.gov
7/15/15	10:00 PM	3.27	56.9 km	10,230 m	13km SSE of Hawkesbury, Canada	usgs.gov
7/4/14	10:55 PM	3	47 km	18,000 m	27km NE of Saint-Andre-Avellin, Canada	usgs.gov
6/30/13	8:40 AM	3.1	87.5 km	14,000 m	19km NNE of Shawville, Canada	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Thurso, Quebec

Thurso is a city in Papineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region of western Quebec. It is located on the Ottawa River, and is within Canada's National Capital Region. Its population was 2,455 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

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