Thurlow, Ontario (1891 census)
Thurlow was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.247°N, 77.358°W.
Population
In 1891, Thurlow had a population of 4,817: 2,478 male and 2,339 female residents. Population density was 50.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Thurlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 1,018 |
| Number of families | 1,018 |
| Number of females | 2,339 |
| Number of males | 2,478 |
| Number of married females | 935 |
| Number of married males | 935 |
| Number of married persons | 1,870 |
| Number of widowed females | 119 |
| Number of widowed males | 87 |
| Number of widowed persons | 206 |
| POP F | 2,339 |
| POP M | 2,478 |
| POP TOT | 4,817 |
| Total population | 4,817 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,285 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,456 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,741 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 32 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4,785 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,015 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 176 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 61 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 778 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 12 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 267 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 747 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 136 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 555 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,015 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 59 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 5,075 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,501 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 12,218 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,304 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 31,303 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,376 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 45,022 |
| Acres of land in farms | 52,326 |
| Acres of oats | 4,733 |
| Acres of potatoes | 606 |
| Acres of turnips | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,856 |
| BAR AC | 5,075 |
| BAR BU | 78,976 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 78,976 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,682 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 490 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 43,557 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 99,205 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32,120 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,345 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8,619 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,744 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,304 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 34,360 |
| BWT BU | 10,682 |
| CRN BU | 43,557 |
| HAY AC | 8,376 |
| HAY TONS | 11,505 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 579 |
| Number of chickens | 28,976 |
| Number of ducks | 1,518 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 584 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 145 |
| Number of geese | 1,588 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 632 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,800 |
| Number of milk cows | 3,921 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 730 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,041 |
| Number of other fowl | 59 |
| Number of oxen | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 139 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 209 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 247 |
| Number of sheep | 1,245 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 742 |
| Number of swine | 2,710 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,155 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,316 |
| OAT AC | 4,733 |
| OAT BU | 99,205 |
| PEA BU | 32,120 |
| POT AC | 606 |
| POT BU | 44,345 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 3,346 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,006 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,444 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 170,765 |
| RYE BU | 8,619 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 11,505 |
| WHT AC | 2,856 |
| WHT FALL BU | 34,360 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,744 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 139 |
| A 11 50 | 102 |
| A 201 PL | 33 |
| A 51 100 | 209 |
| BEN BU | 301 |
| BUTTER LB | 170,765 |
| CATTLE KS | 579 |
| CHEESE LB | 3,346 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,285 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,456 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,741 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,006 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 632 |
| DUCKS | 1,518 |
| FAMILIES | 1,018 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,444 |
| FRN CA | 32 |
| GEESE | 1,588 |
| GRA BU | 490 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 28,976 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,800 |
| HOUSES | 1,015 |
| HOUSES B | 176 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 136 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 110 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 267 |
| HOUSES S | 61 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 555 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 48 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 747 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 59 |
| HOUSES W | 778 |
| INF 11 A | 247 |
| MD FEM | 935 |
| MD MALE | 935 |
| MD TOT | 1,870 |
| MILK COWS | 3,921 |
| NAME CD | Hastings, East—Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 145 |
| OC P | 584 |
| OC TOT | 730 |
| OTHER FOWL | 59 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,041 |
| OTHERS | 4,785 |
| SHEEP | 1,245 |
| SHEEP KS | 742 |
| SUP AM | 45,022 |
| SUP FOR | 7,304 |
| SUP JV | 1,501 |
| SUP PAT | 12,218 |
| SUP SC | 31,303 |
| SUP TOT | 52,326 |
| SWINE | 2,710 |
| SWINE KS | 3,155 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,015 |
| TUR AC | 64 |
| TUR BU | 14,304 |
| TURKEY | 1,316 |
| WID FEM | 119 |
| WID MALE | 87 |
| WID TOT | 206 |
| WORKING OX | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thurlow-on073003-1891/.