Thorold, Village, Ontario (1851 census)
Thorold, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,091. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.130°N, 79.192°W.
Population
In 1851, Thorold, Village had a population of 1,091: 579 male and 512 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,091 |
| 1861 | 1,616 |
| 1871 | 1,635 |
| 1881 | 2,456 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Thorold, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,091 total population, 579 males, 512 females, Male members of the family who are present: 483, Female members of the family who are present: 444, 395 single males, 299 single females, 201 families, 178 married females, 175 married males, 99 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 96, Females present who are not members of the family: 68, 49 females attending school, 35 widowed females, 20 male births, 13 female births, 9 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 83 married females aged 20 to 30, 75 males aged 5 to 10, 72 married males aged 30 to 40, 65 females aged 5 to 10, 65 single females aged 10 to 15, 61 single males aged 20 to 30, 58 single males aged 10 to 15, 55 married females aged 30 to 40, 54 single males aged 15 to 20, 47 married males aged 20 to 30, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 33 married males aged 40 to 50, 32 males under age 1, 31 single females aged 20 to 30, 25 males aged 2 to 3, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 females age 3 to 4, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 19 males aged 3 to 4, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 17 females under age 1, 17 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 females aged 2 to 3, 16 females aged 4 to 5, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 males of unknown age, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 513 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 270 persons originating in Ireland, 109 persons originating in England or Wales, 86 persons originating in the United States, 67 persons originating in Scotland, 26 French Canadians, 9 persons whose origin is unknown, 7 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 123,856 bushels of oats, 93,030 pounds of homemade butter, 92,916 bushels of wheat, 57,866 acres of land in farms, 44,092 bushels of turnips, 29,307 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 28,559 acres of farmland under cultivation, 26,697 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 26,043 bushels of potatoes, 18,860 pounds of maple sugar, 18,393 pounds of wool produced on farms, 14,461 acres of farmland under crops, 14,346 bushels of peas, 13,729 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,433 sheep, 6,163 acres of wheat, 6,054 bushels of corn, 5,977 bushels of barley, 5,130 gallons of cider, 4,128 tons of hay, 3,962 acres of oats, 3,494 bushels of buckwheat, 3,454 swine, 2,055 milk cows, 1,850 bulls, oxen, or steers, 1,453 calves and heifers, 1,341 barrels of pork, 1,336 horses, 900 acres of peas, 626 occupants of farms, 530 bushels of rye, 397 barrels of beef, 386 acres of potatoes, 369 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 279 acres of corn, 242 acres of barley, 215 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 202 acres of turnips, 187 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 175 acres of buckwheat, 173 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 54 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 acres of rye, 25 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $20,500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 8,467 yards of flannel, $5,000 value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), 3,294 yards of fulled cloth, 1,500 foundries returning capital, $1,000 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $250 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 35 employees in foundries, 20 yards of linen, 16 employees in grist mills, 6 grist mills, 6 grist mills powered by water, 6 grist mills returning capital, 2 grist mills reporting annual production, 2 grist mills reporting daily production, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by steam, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 foundries, 1 foundries reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills returning capital. 3,100,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 17,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. 350 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 4 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON040010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142009— 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 1851 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, Village, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-village-on040010-1851/.