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 density was 57.6 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.
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 514 |
| Number of families | 514 |
| Number of females | 1,202 |
| Number of males | 1,254 |
| Number of married females | 442 |
| Number of married males | 439 |
| Number of married persons | 881 |
| Number of widowed females | 81 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 116 |
| POP TOT | 2,456 |
| Total population | 2,456 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 679 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 780 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,459 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 496 |
| Number of occupied houses | 497 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 92 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,224 |
| Acres of potatoes | 241 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,681 |
| BAR BU | 3,099 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,099 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 599 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 529 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27,165 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,917 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,916 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,091 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,300 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,589 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 70,509 |
| BWT BU | 599 |
| CRN BU | 27,165 |
| HAY AC | 5,224 |
| HAY TONS | 4,347 |
| OAT BU | 46,917 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,091 |
| POT AC | 241 |
| POT BU | 20,300 |
| RYE BU | 120 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,347 |
| WHT AC | 3,681 |
| WHT SP BU | 162 |
| WHT WTR BU | 70,509 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 679 |
| C UNMD M | 780 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,459 |
| D OCC | 497 |
| FEMALE | 1,202 |
| GRA BU | 529 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 496 |
| H UNINH | 92 |
| MALE | 1,254 |
| MD F | 442 |
| MD M | 439 |
| MD TOT | 881 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,916 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,589 |
| WID F | 81 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 116 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142008— 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 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/.