Thorah, Ontario (1871 census)
Thorah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,965. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7796147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.443°N, 79.148°W.
Population
In 1871, Thorah had a population of 1,965: 1,014 male and 951 female residents. Population density was 20.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,146 |
| 1861 | 1,625 |
| 1871 | 1,965 |
| 1881 | 2,542 |
| 1891 | 1,623 |
| 1901 | 1,438 |
| 1911 | 1,366 |
| 1921 | 1,174 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Thorah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 343 |
| Number of females | 951 |
| Number of males | 1,014 |
| Number of married females | 269 |
| Number of married males | 271 |
| Number of married persons | 540 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| Total population | 1,965 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 633 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 721 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,354 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 341 |
| Number of occupied houses | 341 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 14,252 |
| BWT BU | 80 |
| CRN BU | 584 |
| HAY AC | 1,352 |
| HAY TONS | 1,659 |
| OAT BU | 43,906 |
| PEA BU | 10,479 |
| POT AC | 196 |
| POT BU | 26,225 |
| RYE BU | 135 |
| Total area (acres) | 44,320 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,186 |
| WHT WTR BU | 9,692 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,905 |
| AREA | 44,320 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 33 |
| CD | 49 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 343 |
| FEMALE | 951 |
| GRA BU | 410 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 341 |
| INHABITED | 341 |
| MALE | 1,014 |
| MARRIED F | 269 |
| MARRIED M | 271 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 540 |
| POPULATION | 1,965 |
| ROOT BU | 7,464 |
| SINGLE F | 633 |
| SINGLE M | 721 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,354 |
| TUR BU | 24,027 |
| UNINHABITED | 8 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON133008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7796147
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorah_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Thorah, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorah-on049006-1871/.