Thorold, Ontario (1891 census)
Thorold was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,316. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.064°N, 79.235°W.
Population
In 1891, Thorold had a population of 2,316: 1,169 male and 1,147 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,316 |
| 1901 | 2,025 |
| 1911 | 2,085 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Thorold, 1881 (93.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Thorold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,316 total population, 1,169 males, 1,147 females, 870 married persons, 478 families, 440 married males, 430 married females, 106 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,340 single persons under 18, 698 single males under 18, 642 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,314 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 475 houses, 475 occupied houses, 431 houses built of wood, 386 houses of 1 story, 268 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 90 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 88 houses of 2 stories, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 39 houses built of brick, 30 uninhabited houses, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 13 houses of 3 rooms, 11 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 159,916 pounds of homemade butter, 41,088 bushels of winter wheat, 40,777 bushels of oats, 22,128 acres of land in farms, 20,008 acres of improved land in farms, 15,454 acres of farmland under crops, 11,596 bushels of potatoes, 9,871 tons of hay, 9,837 bushels of corn, 9,026 chickens, 7,708 bushels of turnips, 6,617 acres of hay crops, 5,018 bushels of peas, 4,095 bushels of barley, 3,388 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,423 acres of wheat, 2,287 acres of oats, 2,158 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,120 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,652 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,407 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,265 swine, 1,166 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 1,016 other cattle, 950 sheep, 903 milk cows, 863 horses aged over 3 years, 728 bushels of buckwheat, 629 cattle killed or sold, 613 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 494 sheep slaughtered or sold, 450 bushels of beans, 434 occupants of farms, 392 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 383 farm occupants who own their land, 369 ducks, 362 bushels of spring wheat, 325 horses aged 3 years and under, 291 acres of barley, 245 geese, 216 turkeys, 186 acres of potatoes, 180 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 177 bushels of rye, 107 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 92 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 49 farm occupants who rent their land, 47 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 45, 36 other fowl, 23 acres of turnips, 8 oxen, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132006— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-on125010-1891/.