Thorah, Ontario (1911 census)
Thorah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,366. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7796147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.443°N, 79.148°W.
Population
In 1911, Thorah had a population of 1,366: 753 male and 613 female residents. Population density was 14.5 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Thorah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,438 |
| POP F | 613 |
| POP M | 753 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 27.66 |
| POP TOT | 1,366 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 94 |
| AREA ACRES | 31,608 |
| AREA SQ MI | 49.39 |
| BAPTISTS | 10 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 519 |
| BRIT IRISH | 191 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 585 |
| CHINESE | 1 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 4 |
| DISCIPLES | 2 |
| DUTCH | 19 |
| DWELLINGS | 280 |
| F MARRIED | 231 |
| F SINGLE | 344 |
| F WIDOWED | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 283 |
| FRENCH | 14 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 11 |
| ITALIAN | 16 |
| M MARRIED | 241 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 10 |
| M SINGLE | 488 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| METHODISTS | 277 |
| POLISH | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 812 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 156 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103005— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorah-on103005-1911/.