Thorold, Town—Ville, Ontario (1921 census)
Thorold, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,825. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.122°N, 79.203°W.
Population
In 1921, Thorold, Town—Ville had a population of 4,825: 2,668 male and 2,157 female residents. Population density was 4810.1 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Thorold, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,157 |
| POP M | 2,668 |
| POP TOT | 4,825 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 2 |
| ANGLICANS | 1,186 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 20 |
| ASIA OTHER | 1 |
| BAPTISTS | 53 |
| BRIT BORN F | 425 |
| BRIT BORN M | 452 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,391 |
| BRIT IRISH | 978 |
| BRIT OTHER | 20 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 706 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,389 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,455 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 6 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 238 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 96 |
| EUR FRENCH | 245 |
| EUR GERMAN | 77 |
| EUR GREEK | 9 |
| EUR HEBREW | 31 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 744 |
| EUR OTHER | 125 |
| EUR POLISH | 27 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 32 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 4 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 42 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 343 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 761 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 14 |
| INDIAN | 25 |
| JEWS | 31 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 698 |
| OTHER SECTS | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 665 |
| PROTESTANTS | 7 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 2,148 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON151013— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-town-ville-on151013-1921/.