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 density was 52.1 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).
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 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 478 |
| Number of families | 478 |
| Number of females | 1,147 |
| Number of males | 1,169 |
| Number of married females | 430 |
| Number of married males | 440 |
| Number of married persons | 870 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP F | 1,147 |
| POP M | 1,169 |
| POP TOT | 2,316 |
| Total population | 2,316 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 642 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 698 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,340 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,314 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 475 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 39 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 431 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 386 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 88 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 268 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 475 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 291 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,166 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,388 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,120 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 15,454 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,617 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,008 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,128 |
| Acres of oats | 2,287 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,423 |
| BAR AC | 291 |
| BAR BU | 4,095 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,095 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 728 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 613 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,837 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,777 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,018 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,596 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 362 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,708 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 41,088 |
| BWT BU | 728 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 45 |
| CRN BU | 9,837 |
| HAY AC | 6,617 |
| HAY TONS | 9,871 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 629 |
| Number of chickens | 9,026 |
| Number of ducks | 369 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 383 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 49 |
| Number of geese | 245 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 325 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 863 |
| Number of milk cows | 903 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 434 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,016 |
| Number of other fowl | 36 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 47 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 92 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 107 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 180 |
| Number of sheep | 950 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 494 |
| Number of swine | 1,265 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,407 |
| Number of turkeys | 216 |
| OAT AC | 2,287 |
| OAT BU | 40,777 |
| PEA BU | 5,018 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 11,596 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 392 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,158 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,652 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 159,916 |
| RYE BU | 177 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,871 |
| WHT AC | 2,423 |
| WHT FALL BU | 41,088 |
| WHT SP BU | 362 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 47 |
| A 11 50 | 92 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 107 |
| BEN BU | 450 |
| BUTTER LB | 159,916 |
| CATTLE KS | 629 |
| CHEESE LB | 392 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 642 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 698 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,340 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,158 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 325 |
| DUCKS | 369 |
| FAMILIES | 478 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,652 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 245 |
| GRA BU | 613 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,026 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 863 |
| HOUSES | 475 |
| HOUSES B | 39 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 386 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 268 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 88 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 30 |
| HOUSES W | 431 |
| INF 11 A | 180 |
| MD FEM | 430 |
| MD MALE | 440 |
| MD TOT | 870 |
| MILK COWS | 903 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 49 |
| OC P | 383 |
| OC TOT | 434 |
| OTHER FOWL | 36 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,016 |
| OTHERS | 2,314 |
| SHEEP | 950 |
| SHEEP KS | 494 |
| SILOS | 45 |
| SUP AM | 20,008 |
| SUP FOR | 2,120 |
| SUP JV | 1,166 |
| SUP PAT | 3,388 |
| SUP SC | 15,454 |
| SUP TOT | 22,128 |
| SWINE | 1,265 |
| SWINE KS | 1,407 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 475 |
| TUR AC | 23 |
| TUR BU | 7,708 |
| TURKEY | 216 |
| WID FEM | 75 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125010— 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 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/.