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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,273 |
| 1901 | 1,979 |
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,273 total population, 1,206 females, 1,067 males, 743 married persons, 478 families, 372 married males, 371 married females, 155 widowed persons, 113 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,375 single persons under 18, 722 single females under 18, 653 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,251 persons who are not French Canadian, 22 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 478 occupied houses, 476 houses, 394 houses built of wood, 298 houses of 2 stories, 292 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 170 houses of 1 story, 66 uninhabited houses, 65 houses built of brick, 62 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 52 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 17 houses built of stone, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,659 pounds of homemade butter, 2,802 chickens, 1,203 bushels of oats, 677 bushels of potatoes, 660 acres of land in farms, 630 acres of improved land in farms, 621 bushels of winter wheat, 328 acres of farmland under crops, 301 tons of hay, 243 bushels of turnips, 198 acres of farmland in pasture, 182 horses aged over 3 years, 181 acres of hay crops, 155 bushels of peas, 140 bushels of barley, 139 swine, 127 swine slaughtered or sold, 112 milk cows, 110 occupants of farms, 104 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 98 farm occupants who own their land, 95 sheep slaughtered or sold, 87 ducks, 80 geese, 80 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 80 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, Capacity of silos (tons): 75, 73 sheep, 70 other cattle, 64 acres of oats, 42 acres of wheat, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 30 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20 cattle killed or sold, 12 acres of barley, 12 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 acres of potatoes, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 bushels of corn, 4 other fowl, 4 turkeys, 2 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123012_1891— 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 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/.