Thurlow, Ontario (1881 census)
Thurlow was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,922. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.250°N, 77.360°W.
Population
In 1881, Thurlow had a population of 4,922: 2,521 male and 2,401 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Thurlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,922 total population, 2,521 males, 2,401 females, 1,755 married persons, 882 married females, 873 married males, 197 widowed persons, 123 widowed females, 74 widowed males, l,003 families. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,970 single persons under 18, 1,574 single males under 18, 1,396 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 995 inhabited houses, 995 occupied houses, 47 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 151,446 bushels of barley, 88,263 bushels of oats, 75,085 bushels of potatoes, 69,081 bushels of corn, 30,584 bushels of peas and beans, 20,289 bushels of winter wheat, 14,226 bushels of rye, 13,441 bushels of other root crops, 5,825 tons of hay, 5,335 bushels of buckwheat, 5,305 acres of hay crops, 4,525 bushels of spring wheat, 3,379 bushels of turnips, 2,439 acres of wheat, 675 acres of potatoes, 572 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,922 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:
ON120001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON120001— 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 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). "Thurlow, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/thurlow-on120001-1881/.