Thorold, Ontario (1911 census)
Thorold was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,085. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.064°N, 79.235°W.
Population
In 1911, Thorold had a population of 2,085: 1,089 male and 996 female residents. Population density was 50.6 people per square mile.
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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Thorold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 26,359 area in acres, 2,085 total population, 1,089 males in the population, 996 females in the population, 595 single (never-married) males, 532 single (never-married) females, 467 families, 420 married males, 405 married females, 67 widowed males, 57 widowed females, 50.62 population per square mile, 41.19 area in square miles, 6 males with marital status not given, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,025 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 673 persons of British origin (English), 663 persons of German origin, 314 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 299 persons of British origin (Irish), 30 persons of Dutch origin, 27 persons of British origin (other), 23 persons of French origin, 16 persons of Italian origin, 12 persons of Bulgarian or Romanian origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 15 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 823 Methodists, 509 Anglicans (Church of England), 244 Presbyterians, 202 Baptists, 128 Roman Catholics, 41 Friends (Quakers), 34 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 31 Lutherans, 25 Congregationalists, 14 Disciples of Christ, 12 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 11 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 10 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Adventists, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 466 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-on132006-1911/.