Thorold, Ontario (1881 census)
Thorold was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,456. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.064°N, 79.235°W.
Population
In 1881, Thorold had a population of 2,456: 1,254 male and 1,202 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,837 |
| 1871 | 2,501 |
| 1881 | 2,456 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Thorold, 1891 (93.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Thorold shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,456 total population, 1,254 males, 1,202 females, 881 married persons, 514 families, 442 married females, 439 married males, 116 widowed persons, 81 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,459 single persons under 18, 780 single males under 18, 679 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 497 occupied houses, 496 inhabited houses, 92 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 70,509 bushels of winter wheat, 46,917 bushels of oats, 27,165 bushels of corn, 20,300 bushels of potatoes, 5,224 acres of hay crops, 4,347 tons of hay, 3,681 acres of wheat, 3,099 bushels of barley, 3,091 bushels of peas and beans, 2,916 bushels of other root crops, 1,589 bushels of turnips, 599 bushels of buckwheat, 529 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 241 acres of potatoes, 162 bushels of spring wheat, 120 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,456 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-on142008-1881/.