Thorold, Village, Ontario (1861 census)
Thorold, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,616. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q448120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.130°N, 79.192°W.
Population
In 1861, Thorold, Village had a population of 1,616: 843 male and 773 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Thorold, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 107 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,616 total population, 843 males, 773 females, Male members of the family who are present: 763, Female members of the family who are present: 733, 562 single males, 484 single females, 256 married males, 241 married females, 192 males attending school, 162 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 80, 48 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 40, 32 adult females unable to read or write, 25 widowed males, 23 adult males unable to read or write, 22 male births, 21 female births, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 113 single females aged 15 to 20, 103 males aged 5 to 10, 103 single males aged 10 to 15, 91 single females aged 10 to 15, 90 single males aged 20 to 30, 87 females aged 5 to 10, 85 married females aged 30 to 40, 84 married males aged 30 to 40, 81 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 married males aged 40 to 50, 77 married females aged 20 to 30, 53 married females aged 40 to 50, 51 single females aged 20 to 30, 46 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 males aged 1 to 2, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 females age 3 to 4, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 29 males aged 3 to 4, 27 males aged 2 to 3, 25 females aged 2 to 3, 20 females aged 4 to 5, 20 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 females aged 1 to 2, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 13 single males aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 955 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 350 persons originating in Ireland, 97 persons originating in England or Wales, 97 persons originating in the United States, 92 persons originating in Scotland, 39 negroes or coloured persons, 25 male negroes or coloured persons, 14 female negroes or coloured persons, 12 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in Newfoundland, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $12,376 value all livestock, 128 horses aged over 3 years, 105 milk cows, 73 swine, 36 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,980 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $900 value carriages for hire (dollars), 31 carriages for pleasure, 12 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102010— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-village-on102010-1861/.