Thurlow, Ontario (1861 census)
Thurlow was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 4,864. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.250°N, 77.360°W.
Population
In 1861, Thurlow had a population of 4,864: 2,523 male and 2,341 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Thurlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 192 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 4,864 total population, 2,523 males, 2,341 females, Male members of the family who are present: 2,302, Female members of the family who are present: 2,199, 1,693 single males, 1,487 single females, 786 married females, 784 married males, 515 males attending school, 462 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 221, Females present who are not members of the family: 142, 86 male births, 77 female births, 68 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 35 adult females unable to read or write, 33 adult males unable to read or write, 3 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 397 females aged 5 to 10, 362 males aged 5 to 10, 315 single males aged 10 to 15, 302 married females aged 20 to 30, 299 single females aged 10 to 15, 286 single males aged 15 to 20, 264 single males aged 20 to 30, 253 single females aged 15 to 20, 246 married males aged 30 to 40, 214 married males aged 20 to 30, 204 married females aged 30 to 40, 163 married males aged 40 to 50, 139 married females aged 40 to 50, 108 married males aged 50 to 60, 105 single females aged 20 to 30, 94 females aged 1 to 2, 87 females age 3 to 4, 86 females aged 2 to 3, 86 males aged 3 to 4, 83 males aged 1 to 2, 79 males aged 2 to 3, 66 males aged 4 to 5, 60 females aged 4 to 5, 59 married females aged 50 to 60, 53 married females aged 15 to 20, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 22 married males aged 70 to 80, 21 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 males of unknown age, 16 single females aged 30 to 40, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 15 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 11 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 females of unknown age, 4 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,706 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 460 persons originating in Ireland, 191 persons originating in the United States, 95 persons originating in Scotland, 54 persons originating in England or Wales, 16 Indigenous males, 16 Indigenous persons, 16 persons originating in Switzerland, 9 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 male negroes or coloured persons, 4 negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,138,588 value farms (dollars), $192,349 value all livestock, 111,097 pounds of homemade butter, 100,520 bushels of oats, $88,086 value horses aged over 3 years, 83,671 bushels of peas, 56,085 bushels of potatoes, $52,381 value farm implements in dollars, 45,877 acres of land in farms, 37,808 bushels of spring wheat, 36,987 bushels of rye, 27,123 acres of farmland under cultivation, 26,465 bushels of barley, 26,198 pounds of maple sugar, 24,549 bushels of corn, 19,107 acres of farmland under crops, 19,011 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 18,754 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,605 pounds of wool produced on farms, 17,034 bushels of turnips, 16,944 bushels of buckwheat, $7,775 value garden and orchard crops, 7,382 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,994 gallons of cider, 6,930 sheep, 6,149 bushels of carrots, 6,056 pounds of hops, 3,997 bushels of winter wheat, 3,817 acres of peas, 3,297 tons of hay, 2,876 acres of oats, 2,582 acres of rye, 2,410 swine, 2,161 milk cows, 1,887 acres of spring wheat, 1,657 calves and heifers, 1,488 horses aged over 3 years, 1,375 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 1,247 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,151 barrels of pork, 982 acres of barley, 744 acres of buckwheat, 664 acres of potatoes, 634 acres of farmland in gardens, 613 acres of corn, 447 horses aged 3 years and under, 435 occupants of farms, 362 acres of winter wheat, 260 pounds of flax or hemp, 231 barrels of beef, 216 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 213 bushels of beans, 185 bulls, oxen, or steers, 107 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 77 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 71 acres of turnips, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 acres of mangel wurtzel, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $22,769 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 6,771 yards of flannel, 2,851 yards of fulled cloth, $910 value carriages for hire (dollars), 534 carriages for pleasure, 42 yards of linen, 11 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 15,500 pounds of fresh fish sold, 352 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 33 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 16, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 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 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 1861, 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:
ON078011— 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 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). "Thurlow, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thurlow-on078011-1861/.