Thora, Ontario (1851 census)
Thora was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.443°N, 79.148°W.
Population
In 1851, Thora had a population of 1,146: 583 male and 563 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,146 |
| 1861 | 1,625 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Thora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 154 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,146 total population, 583 males, 563 females, Male members of the family who are present: 534, Female members of the family who are present: 509, 416 single males, 377 single females, 193 families, 157 married females, 154 married males, 95 males attending school, 93 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 54, Males present who are not members of the family: 49, 29 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 8 female births, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, 3 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 2. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 94 males aged 5 to 10, 88 single males aged 20 to 30, 86 females aged 5 to 10, 82 single females aged 10 to 15, 58 single males aged 15 to 20, 56 single females aged 15 to 20, 55 single males aged 10 to 15, 47 married females aged 20 to 30, 47 married males aged 30 to 40, 38 married females aged 30 to 40, 37 married females aged 40 to 50, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 30 females aged 1 to 2, 30 single females aged 20 to 30, 29 females under age 1, 26 married males aged 50 to 60, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 24 married males aged 20 to 30, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 20 females age 3 to 4, 19 males aged 2 to 3, 18 males under age 1, 18 married males aged 60 to 70, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 males of unknown age, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 males aged 4 to 5, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 545 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 475 persons originating in Scotland, 55 persons originating in England or Wales, 52 persons originating in Ireland, 13 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 21,544 bushels of wheat, 16,898 bushels of oats, 16,436 acres of land in farms, 11,590 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,030 pounds of homemade butter, 7,161 bushels of potatoes, 5,496 bushels of peas, 4,846 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,942 pounds of maple sugar, 3,887 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,627 acres of farmland under crops, 2,163 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,922 bushels of turnips, 1,830 sheep, 1,590 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,464 acres of wheat, 1,153 swine, 591 calves and heifers, 571 tons of hay, 562 acres of oats, 465 milk cows, 461 barrels of pork, 418 bushels of barley, 399 acres of peas, 343 bulls, oxen, or steers, 327 bushels of corn, 297 horses, 248 bushels of rye, 152 occupants of farms, 136 acres of potatoes, 129 barrels of beef, 116 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 108 pounds of flax or hemp, 97 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 75 bushels of carrots, 56 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 27 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 24 acres of barley, 19 acres of rye, 18 acres of corn, 18 acres of turnips, 16 pounds of hops, 12 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 bushels of beans, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 1,749 yards of flannel, 1,112 yards of fulled cloth, 1,000 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 3 employees in grist mills, 2 employees in saw mills, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 50,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 5,600 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 33 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Catherine Anne Campbell | 1840–1929 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON026006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON089009— 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 1851 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). "Thora, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thora-on026006-1851/.