Thorold, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Thorold, Town—Ville was a town 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 43.130°N, 79.192°W.
Population
In 1881, Thorold, Town—Ville had a population of 2,456: 1,183 male and 1,273 female residents. Population density was 1645.8 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Thorold, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 467 |
| Number of families | 467 |
| Number of females | 1,273 |
| Number of males | 1,183 |
| Number of married females | 404 |
| Number of married males | 395 |
| Number of married persons | 799 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 127 |
| POP TOT | 2,456 |
| Total population | 2,456 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 781 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 749 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,530 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 452 |
| Number of occupied houses | 459 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 74 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 85 |
| Acres of potatoes | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 47 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 550 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 613 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 955 |
| CRN BU | 120 |
| HAY AC | 85 |
| HAY TONS | 62 |
| OAT BU | 550 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 80 |
| POT AC | 5 |
| POT BU | 613 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 62 |
| WHT AC | 47 |
| WHT WTR BU | 955 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 781 |
| C UNMD M | 749 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,530 |
| D OCC | 459 |
| FEMALE | 1,273 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 452 |
| H UNINH | 74 |
| MALE | 1,183 |
| MD F | 404 |
| MD M | 395 |
| MD TOT | 799 |
| NUMBER CD | 142 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 314 |
| SHAN | 6 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 88 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 127 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142009— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-town-ville-on142009-1881/.