Thurlow, Ontario (1871 census)
Thurlow was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,186. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.250°N, 77.360°W.
Population
In 1871, Thurlow had a population of 5,186: 2,614 male and 2,572 female residents. Population density was 56.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 5,186 |
| 1881 | 4,922 |
| 1891 | 4,817 |
| 1901 | 4,210 |
| 1911 | 4,589 |
| 1921 | 4,631 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Thurlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 987 |
| Number of females | 2,572 |
| Number of males | 2,614 |
| Number of married females | 868 |
| Number of married males | 871 |
| Number of married persons | 1,739 |
| Number of widowed females | 105 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 167 |
| Total population | 5,186 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,599 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,681 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,280 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 949 |
| Number of occupied houses | 949 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 49,966 |
| BWT BU | 16,903 |
| CRN BU | 12,051 |
| HAY AC | 5,883 |
| HAY TONS | 5,032 |
| OAT BU | 47,575 |
| PEA BU | 33,713 |
| POT AC | 648 |
| POT BU | 71,684 |
| RYE BU | 11,205 |
| Total area (acres) | 60,180 |
| WHT SP BU | 26,830 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,831 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,835 |
| AREA | 60,180 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 499 |
| CD | 61 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 987 |
| FEMALE | 2,572 |
| GRA BU | 922 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 949 |
| INHABITED | 949 |
| MALE | 2,614 |
| MARRIED F | 868 |
| MARRIED M | 871 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,739 |
| POPULATION | 5,186 |
| ROOT BU | 4,284 |
| SINGLE F | 1,599 |
| SINGLE M | 1,681 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,280 |
| TUR BU | 14,549 |
| UNINHABITED | 55 |
| WIDOWED F | 105 |
| WIDOWED M | 62 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 167 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118019— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thurlow-on061001-1871/.