Thorold, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Thorold, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 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 1891, Thorold, Town—Ville had a population of 2,273: 1,067 male and 1,206 female residents. Population density was 2266.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Thorold, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 478 |
| Number of families | 478 |
| Number of females | 1,206 |
| Number of males | 1,067 |
| Number of married females | 371 |
| Number of married males | 372 |
| Number of married persons | 743 |
| Number of widowed females | 113 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 155 |
| POP F | 1,206 |
| POP M | 1,067 |
| POP TOT | 2,273 |
| Total population | 2,273 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 722 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 653 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,375 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 22 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,251 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 476 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 65 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 17 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 394 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 170 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 298 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 292 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 478 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 66 |
Agriculture (57 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 104 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 198 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 30 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 328 |
| Acres of hay crops | 181 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 630 |
| Acres of land in farms | 660 |
| Acres of oats | 64 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 42 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 140 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,203 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 677 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 621 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 75 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 181 |
| HAY TONS | 301 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 20 |
| Number of chickens | 2,802 |
| Number of ducks | 87 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 98 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 12 |
| Number of geese | 80 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 35 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 182 |
| Number of milk cows | 112 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 110 |
| Number of other cattle | 70 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 100 |
| Number of sheep | 73 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 95 |
| Number of swine | 139 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 127 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 64 |
| OAT BU | 1,203 |
| PEA BU | 155 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 677 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 80 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,659 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 301 |
| WHT AC | 42 |
| WHT FALL BU | 621 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,659 |
| CATTLE KS | 20 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 722 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 653 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,375 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 80 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 35 |
| DUCKS | 87 |
| FAMILIES | 478 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 80 |
| FRN CA | 22 |
| GEESE | 80 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,802 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 182 |
| HOUSES | 476 |
| HOUSES B | 65 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 62 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 170 |
| HOUSES S | 17 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 292 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 298 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 66 |
| HOUSES W | 394 |
| INF 11 A | 100 |
| MD FEM | 371 |
| MD MALE | 372 |
| MD TOT | 743 |
| MILK COWS | 112 |
| NAME CD | Welland |
| OC F | 12 |
| OC P | 98 |
| OC TOT | 110 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 70 |
| OTHERS | 2,251 |
| SHEEP | 73 |
| SHEEP KS | 95 |
| SILOS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 630 |
| SUP FOR | 30 |
| SUP JV | 104 |
| SUP PAT | 198 |
| SUP SC | 328 |
| SUP TOT | 660 |
| SWINE | 139 |
| SWINE KS | 127 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 478 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 243 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 113 |
| WID MALE | 42 |
| WID TOT | 155 |
Identifiers
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-town-ville-on125011-1891/.