Thorold, Ontario (1861 census)
Thorold was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,837. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.064°N, 79.235°W.
Population
In 1861, Thorold had a population of 2,837: 1,483 male and 1,354 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,837 |
| 1871 | 2,501 |
| 1881 | 2,456 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Thorold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 183 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,837 total population, 1,483 males, 1,354 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,318, Female members of the family who are present: 1,232, 1,018 single males, 855 single females, 436 married males, 430 married females, 328 males attending school, 256 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 165, Females present who are not members of the family: 122, 69 widowed females, 53 male births, 42 adult males unable to read or write, 38 female births, 29 widowed males, 26 adult females unable to read or write, 6 lunatic males, 2 blind males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 185 single males aged 15 to 20, 185 single males aged 20 to 30, 184 single males aged 10 to 15, 162 single females aged 15 to 20, 160 single females aged 10 to 15, 149 females aged 5 to 10, 146 males aged 5 to 10, 135 married females aged 30 to 40, 134 married males aged 40 to 50, 125 single females aged 20 to 30, 119 married males aged 30 to 40, 107 married females aged 20 to 30, 105 married females aged 40 to 50, 77 married males aged 50 to 60, 58 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 females aged 1 to 2, 54 males aged 2 to 3, 53 married females aged 50 to 60, 46 females aged 2 to 3, 46 males aged 4 to 5, 41 females aged 4 to 5, 41 males aged 3 to 4, 40 females age 3 to 4, 40 males aged 1 to 2, 38 single males aged 30 to 40, 33 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 single females aged 30 to 40, 26 single males aged 40 to 50, 25 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 13 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 males of unknown age, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,101 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 252 persons originating in Ireland, 177 persons originating in the United States, 162 persons originating in England or Wales, 79 persons originating in Scotland, 58 negroes or coloured persons, 48 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 39 male negroes or coloured persons, 14 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $799,105 value farms (dollars), $110,477 value all livestock, 77,984 pounds of homemade butter, 64,033 bushels of oats, $49,403 value horses aged over 3 years, $28,637 value farm implements in dollars, 28,592 bushels of potatoes, 23,671 acres of land in farms, 23,000 gallons of cider, 18,487 bushels of corn, 16,795 acres of farmland under cultivation, 13,928 bushels of spring wheat, 13,913 acres of farmland under crops, 13,351 bushels of barley, 12,802 bushels of winter wheat, 11,104 bushels of peas, 9,781 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,071 bushels of buckwheat, $6,882 value garden and orchard crops, 6,876 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,480 bushels of turnips, 4,425 bushels of carrots, 3,892 tons of hay, 3,243 sheep, 2,655 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,514 bushels of rye, 2,390 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,328 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,790 acres of oats, 1,585 swine, 1,471 acres of winter wheat, 1,260 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,182 barrels of pork, 1,071 pounds of maple sugar, 935 acres of spring wheat, 881 horses aged over 3 years, 841 milk cows, 773 calves and heifers, 689 acres of peas, 668 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 581 acres of barley, 557 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 554 acres of farmland in gardens, 486 acres of corn, 444 acres of buckwheat, 339 barrels of beef, 302 acres of rye, 298 acres of potatoes, 289 bushels of beans, 250 occupants of farms, 226 horses aged 3 years and under, 123 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 62 bulls, oxen, or steers, 56 pounds of hops, 54 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 25 acres of turnips, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,110 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,345 yards of flannel, 1,118 yards of fulled cloth, 215 carriages for pleasure, $205 value carriages for hire (dollars), 10 carriages for hire, 1 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 28 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 14, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Keefer | 1800–1874 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142008— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-on102009-1861/.