Thurlow, Ontario (1851 census)
Thurlow was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 4,469. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.250°N, 77.360°W.
Population
In 1851, Thurlow had a population of 4,469: 2,386 male and 2,083 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,469 |
| 1861 | 4,864 |
| 1871 | 5,186 |
| 1881 | 4,922 |
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, Thurlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 193 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 4,469 total population, 2,386 males, Male members of the family who are present: 2,096, 2,083 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,909, 1,665 single males, 1,351 single females, 688 married males, 667 married females, 622 families, 509 males attending school, 455 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 290, Females present who are not members of the family: 174, 79 male births, 67 female births, 65 widowed females, 33 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 7, Female members of the family who are absent: 1, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 340 males aged 5 to 10, 309 females aged 5 to 10, 297 single females aged 10 to 15, 287 single males aged 15 to 20, 286 single males aged 10 to 15, 256 single males aged 20 to 30, 239 married females aged 20 to 30, 230 single females aged 15 to 20, 189 married males aged 30 to 40, 175 married females aged 30 to 40, 175 married males aged 20 to 30, 170 married males aged 40 to 50, 117 married females aged 40 to 50, 110 single females aged 20 to 30, 101 males aged 1 to 2, 98 females aged 1 to 2, 90 married males aged 50 to 60, 89 males under age 1, 87 males aged 3 to 4, 75 females aged 4 to 5, 75 males aged 2 to 3, 68 females under age 1, 66 males aged 4 to 5, 64 married females aged 50 to 60, 61 females age 3 to 4, 58 females aged 2 to 3, 52 married males aged 60 to 70, 47 single males aged 30 to 40, 42 married females aged 15 to 20, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 30 to 40, 19 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 males of unknown age, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 females of unknown age, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 single females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,759 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 695 persons originating in Ireland, 425 persons originating in England or Wales, 308 persons originating in the United States, 201 French Canadians, 76 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 118,962 pounds of homemade butter, 115,977 pounds of maple sugar, 51,775 bushels of oats, 44,666 acres of land in farms, 44,507 bushels of wheat, 23,190 pounds of wool produced on farms, 22,773 acres of farmland under cultivation, 21,893 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,807 bushels of peas, 16,277 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 14,121 acres of farmland under crops, 11,597 bushels of buckwheat, 9,177 bushels of corn, 9,019 bushels of potatoes, 7,973 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,709 sheep, 7,647 swine, 4,961 gallons of cider, 4,879 acres of wheat, 4,760 pounds of hops, 3,376 tons of hay, 3,350 bushels of turnips, 2,681 bushels of rye, 2,402 acres of peas, 2,202 acres of oats, 2,054 barrels of pork, 1,814 milk cows, 1,355 horses, 1,135 calves and heifers, 962 bulls, oxen, or steers, 921 bushels of barley, 679 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 559 acres of buckwheat, 493 occupants of farms, 424 acres of corn, 373 acres of potatoes, 354 acres of rye, 325 bushels of carrots, 301 barrels of beef, 255 bushels of beans, 197 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 113 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 107 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 74 pounds of flax or hemp, 53 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 acres of turnips, 46 acres of barley, 46 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 22 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 9,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 8,693 yards of flannel, $7,145 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 4,073 yards of fulled cloth, $1,900 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 600 tanneries returning capital, 200 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 55 employees in saw mills, 44 yards of linen, 12 saw mills, 12 saw mills reporting annual production, 11 saw mills returning capital, 10 employees in woollen factories, 10 saw mills powered by water, 7 employees in tanneries, 6 employees in grist mills, 5 employees in carding and fulling mills, 3 tanneries, 3 tanneries reporting, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 2 grist mills returning capital, 2 saw mills powered by steam, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 woollen factories, 1 woollen factories not reporting. 9,120,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 5,000 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $1,250 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 34 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 22, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Canniff | 1830–1910 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON015007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120001_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Thurlow, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thurlow-on015007-1851/.