Thorold, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)
Thorold, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,273. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.122°N, 79.203°W.
Population
In 1911, Thorold, T-V had a population of 2,273: 1,087 male and 1,186 female residents. Population density was 1818.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 2,273 |
| 1921 | 4,825 |
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, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 2,273 total population, 1,818.40 population per square mile, 1,186 females in the population, 1,087 males in the population, 800 area in acres, 701 single (never-married) females, 639 single (never-married) males, 496 families, 413 married males, 384 married females, 98 widowed females, 30 widowed males, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given, 1.25 area in square miles, 1 legally separated males. 1,979 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 840 persons of British origin (English), 819 persons of British origin (Irish), 390 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 113 persons of German origin, 32 persons of French origin, 31 persons of Italian origin, 25 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 2 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Chinese origin. 2 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 840 Anglicans (Church of England), 564 Roman Catholics, 510 Methodists, 285 Presbyterians, 51 Baptists, 16 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 Adventists, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 495 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas C. Keefer | 1821–1915 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON132010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON151013— 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, T-V, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-t-v-on132010-1911/.