Thorah, Ontario (1881 census)
Thorah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,542. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7796147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.443°N, 79.148°W.
Population
In 1881, Thorah had a population of 2,542: 1,294 male and 1,248 female residents. Population density was 26.8 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Beaverton, Village, 1891 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Thorah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 454 |
| Number of families | 454 |
| Number of females | 1,248 |
| Number of males | 1,294 |
| Number of married females | 370 |
| Number of married males | 367 |
| Number of married persons | 737 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP TOT | 2,542 |
| Total population | 2,542 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 819 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 901 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,720 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 447 |
| Number of occupied houses | 447 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,050 |
| Acres of potatoes | 237 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,273 |
| BAR BU | 40,805 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 40,805 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 869 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 88,837 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 20,051 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20,045 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 33,398 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 524 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 44,545 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 96,204 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 891 |
| BWT BU | 77 |
| CRN BU | 869 |
| HAY AC | 2,050 |
| HAY TONS | 2,757 |
| OAT BU | 88,837 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20,045 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 33,398 |
| RYE BU | 524 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,757 |
| WHT AC | 4,273 |
| WHT SP BU | 44,545 |
| WHT WTR BU | 891 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 819 |
| C UNMD M | 901 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,720 |
| D OCC | 447 |
| FEMALE | 1,248 |
| GRA BU | 181 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 447 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,294 |
| MD F | 370 |
| MD M | 367 |
| MD TOT | 737 |
| NUMBER CD | 133 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 20,051 |
| TUR BU | 96,204 |
| WID F | 59 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133006— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorah-on133006-1881/.