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 46.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Thorold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,025 |
| POP F | 996 |
| POP M | 1,089 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 50.62 |
| POP TOT | 2,085 |
Other recorded variables (42 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 509 |
| AREA ACRES | 26,359 |
| AREA SQ MI | 41.19 |
| BAPTISTS | 202 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 673 |
| BRIT IRISH | 299 |
| BRIT OTHER | 27 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 314 |
| BULGARIAN AND RUMANIAN | 12 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 25 |
| DISCIPLES | 14 |
| DUTCH | 30 |
| DWELLINGS | 466 |
| F MARRIED | 405 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| F SINGLE | 532 |
| F WIDOWED | 57 |
| FAMILIES | 467 |
| FRENCH | 23 |
| FRIENDS | 41 |
| GERMAN | 663 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 12 |
| ITALIAN | 16 |
| LUTHERANS | 31 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 420 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| M SINGLE | 595 |
| M WIDOWED | 67 |
| METHODISTS | 823 |
| MORMONS | 11 |
| NEGRO | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 244 |
| PROTESTANTS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 128 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 4 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132006— 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 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/.