Thorold, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Thorold, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,635. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.130°N, 79.192°W.
Population
In 1871, Thorold, Town—Ville had a population of 1,635: 821 male and 814 female residents. Population density was 1095.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,091 |
| 1861 | 1,616 |
| 1871 | 1,635 |
| 1881 | 2,456 |
| 1891 | 2,273 |
| 1901 | 1,979 |
| 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Thorold, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 312 |
| Number of females | 814 |
| Number of males | 821 |
| Number of married females | 261 |
| Number of married males | 259 |
| Number of married persons | 520 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| Total population | 1,635 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,042 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 307 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 103 |
| HAY TONS | 97 |
| OAT BU | 438 |
| PEA BU | 93 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 1,269 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,020 |
| WHT SP BU | 224 |
| WHT WTR BU | 200 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 37 |
| AREA | 1,020 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 19 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 312 |
| FEMALE | 814 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 307 |
| INHABITED | 307 |
| MALE | 821 |
| MARRIED F | 261 |
| MARRIED M | 259 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 520 |
| POPULATION | 1,635 |
| ROOT BU | 218 |
| SINGLE F | 505 |
| SINGLE M | 537 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,042 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON019009— 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 1871 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-town-ville-on019009-1871/.