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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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, VL, 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,542 total population, 1,294 males, 1,248 females, 737 married persons, 454 families, 370 married females, 367 married males, 85 widowed persons, 59 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,720 single persons under 18, 901 single males under 18, 819 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 447 inhabited houses, 447 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 96,204 bushels of turnips, 88,837 bushels of oats, 44,545 bushels of spring wheat, 40,805 bushels of barley, 33,398 bushels of potatoes, 20,051 bushels of other root crops, 20,045 bushels of peas and beans, 4,273 acres of wheat, 2,757 tons of hay, 2,050 acres of hay crops, 891 bushels of winter wheat, 869 bushels of corn, 524 bushels of rye, 237 acres of potatoes, 181 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 77 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,542 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.