Thorold, Ontario (1871 census)
Thorold was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,501. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.064°N, 79.235°W.
Population
In 1871, Thorold had a population of 2,501: 1,294 male and 1,207 female residents. Population density was 58.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,735 |
| 1861 | 2,837 |
| 1871 | 2,501 |
| 1881 | 2,456 |
| 1891 | 2,316 |
| 1901 | 2,025 |
| 1911 | 2,085 |
| 1921 | 4,739 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Thorold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 493 |
| Number of females | 1,207 |
| Number of males | 1,294 |
| Number of married females | 423 |
| Number of married males | 421 |
| Number of married persons | 844 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| Total population | 2,501 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 710 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 847 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,557 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 469 |
| Number of occupied houses | 474 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,568 |
| BWT BU | 971 |
| CRN BU | 14,494 |
| HAY AC | 6,051 |
| HAY TONS | 5,523 |
| OAT BU | 28,960 |
| PEA BU | 5,247 |
| POT AC | 171 |
| POT BU | 12,098 |
| RYE BU | 279 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,876 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,147 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,416 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,706 |
| AREA | 24,876 |
| BEN BU | 98 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 493 |
| FEMALE | 1,207 |
| GRA BU | 1,165 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 474 |
| INHABITED | 469 |
| MALE | 1,294 |
| MARRIED F | 423 |
| MARRIED M | 421 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 844 |
| POPULATION | 2,501 |
| ROOT BU | 844 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 710 |
| SINGLE M | 847 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,557 |
| TUR BU | 1,878 |
| UNINHABITED | 21 |
| WIDOWED F | 74 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q448120
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorold
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorold_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Thorold, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-on019008-1871/.