Thorold, Ontario (1901 census)
Thorold was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 2,025. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.064°N, 79.235°W.
Population
In 1901, Thorold had a population of 2,025: 994 male and 1,031 female residents. Population density was 45.5 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Thorold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 467 |
| Number of females | 1,031 |
| Number of males | 994 |
| Number of married females | 383 |
| Number of married males | 380 |
| Number of single females | 569 |
| Number of single males | 572 |
| Number of widowed females | 79 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| POP F | 1,031 |
| POP M | 994 |
| POP TOT | 2,025 |
| Total population | 2,025 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 459 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 26,359 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 26,359 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 467 |
| HOUSES | 459 |
| MARRIED F | 383 |
| MARRIED M | 380 |
| SINGLE F | 569 |
| SINGLE M | 572 |
| WIDOWED F | 79 |
| WIDOWED M | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123011— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-on123011-1901/.