Thorah, Ontario (1921 census)
Thorah was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,174. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7796147. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.443°N, 79.148°W.
Population
In 1921, Thorah had a population of 1,174: 623 male and 551 female residents. Population density was 12.5 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Thorah shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 551 |
| POP M | 623 |
| POP TOT | 1,174 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 114 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRETHREN | 1 |
| BRIT BORN F | 43 |
| BRIT BORN M | 46 |
| BRIT ENG | 522 |
| BRIT IRISH | 174 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 460 |
| CAN BORN F | 505 |
| CAN BORN M | 574 |
| EUR FRENCH | 3 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 3 |
| INDIAN | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 222 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 753 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 73 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON133008— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorah-on133008-1921/.