Thorah, Ontario (1891 census)
Thorah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,623. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7796147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.443°N, 79.148°W.
Population
In 1891, Thorah had a population of 1,623: 880 male and 743 female residents. Population density was 17.3 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Thorah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 290 |
| Number of families | 290 |
| Number of females | 743 |
| Number of males | 880 |
| Number of married females | 246 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 492 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 743 |
| POP M | 880 |
| POP TOT | 1,623 |
| Total population | 1,623 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 616 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,090 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,622 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 285 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 49 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 234 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 207 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 78 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 125 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 285 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,110 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 209 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,196 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,384 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 17,206 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,050 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 21,611 |
| Acres of land in farms | 28,995 |
| Acres of oats | 4,190 |
| Acres of potatoes | 201 |
| Acres of turnips | 359 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,175 |
| BAR AC | 2,110 |
| BAR BU | 38,097 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 38,097 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,659 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 361 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 580 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,861 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 16,451 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,821 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 560 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 32,433 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 133,370 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,316 |
| BWT BU | 2,659 |
| CRN BU | 580 |
| HAY AC | 3,050 |
| HAY TONS | 4,118 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 830 |
| Number of chickens | 11,565 |
| Number of ducks | 286 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 208 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 77 |
| Number of geese | 415 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 397 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 767 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,063 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 285 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,829 |
| Number of other fowl | 21 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 44 |
| Number of sheep | 2,705 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,536 |
| Number of swine | 1,493 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,610 |
| Number of turkeys | 240 |
| OAT AC | 4,190 |
| OAT BU | 90,861 |
| PEA BU | 16,451 |
| POT AC | 201 |
| POT BU | 22,821 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,185 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,009 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,189 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 79,050 |
| RYE BU | 560 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,118 |
| WHT AC | 3,175 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,316 |
| WHT SP BU | 32,433 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 74 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 115 |
| BEN BU | 63 |
| BUTTER LB | 79,050 |
| CATTLE KS | 830 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,185 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 474 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 616 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,090 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,009 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 397 |
| DUCKS | 286 |
| FAMILIES | 290 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 7,189 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 415 |
| GRA BU | 361 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,565 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 767 |
| HOUSES | 285 |
| HOUSES B | 49 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 207 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 125 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 78 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 234 |
| INF 11 A | 44 |
| MD FEM | 246 |
| MD MALE | 246 |
| MD TOT | 492 |
| MILK COWS | 1,063 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 77 |
| OC P | 208 |
| OC TOT | 285 |
| OTHER FOWL | 21 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,829 |
| OTHERS | 1,622 |
| SHEEP | 2,705 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,536 |
| SUP AM | 21,611 |
| SUP FOR | 7,384 |
| SUP JV | 209 |
| SUP PAT | 4,196 |
| SUP SC | 17,206 |
| SUP TOT | 28,995 |
| SWINE | 1,493 |
| SWINE KS | 1,610 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 285 |
| TUR AC | 359 |
| TUR BU | 133,370 |
| TURKEY | 240 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101016— 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 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). "Thorah, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorah-on101016-1891/.