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 density was 53.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Thurlow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,003 |
| Number of families | l,003 |
| Number of females | 2,401 |
| Number of males | 2,521 |
| Number of married females | 882 |
| Number of married males | 873 |
| Number of married persons | 1,755 |
| Number of widowed females | 123 |
| Number of widowed males | 74 |
| Number of widowed persons | 197 |
| POP TOT | 4,922 |
| Total population | 4,922 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,396 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,574 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,970 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 995 |
| Number of occupied houses | 995 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,305 |
| Acres of potatoes | 675 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,439 |
| BAR BU | 151,446 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 151,446 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,335 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 572 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 69,081 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 88,263 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13,441 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 30,584 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 75,085 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14,226 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,525 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,379 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20,289 |
| BWT BU | 5,335 |
| CRN BU | 69,081 |
| HAY AC | 5,305 |
| HAY TONS | 5,825 |
| OAT BU | 88,263 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 30,584 |
| POT AC | 675 |
| POT BU | 75,085 |
| RYE BU | 14,226 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,825 |
| WHT AC | 2,439 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,525 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20,289 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,396 |
| C UNMD M | 1,574 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,970 |
| D OCC | 995 |
| FEMALE | 2,401 |
| GRA BU | 572 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 995 |
| H UNINH | 47 |
| MALE | 2,521 |
| MD F | 882 |
| MD M | 873 |
| MD TOT | 1,755 |
| NUMBER CD | 120 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13,441 |
| TUR BU | 3,379 |
| WID F | 123 |
| WID M | 74 |
| WID TOT | 197 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120001— 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 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/.