Thorold, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Thorold, Village was a village 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, Village had a population of 2,456: 1,183 male and 1,273 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Thorold, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,456 total population, 1,273 females, 1,183 males, 799 married persons, 467 families, 404 married females, 395 married males, 127 widowed persons, 88 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,530 single persons under 18, 781 single females under 18, 749 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 459 occupied houses, 452 inhabited houses, 74 uninhabited houses, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 955 bushels of winter wheat, 613 bushels of potatoes, 550 bushels of oats, 314 bushels of other root crops, 120 bushels of corn, 85 acres of hay crops, 80 bushels of peas and beans, 62 tons of hay, 47 acres of wheat, 15 bushels of turnips, 5 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,457 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON142009— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thorold-village-on142009-1881/.