Settling families and early residents developed a climatic tolerance and adapted to Toula's harsh winter months.

At the beginning of the 20th century, similar to other Lebanese towns and cities, these village residents emigrated to different locations around the world.

[citation needed] Significant numbers have emigrated to the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina and Brazil.

A distinctive percentage of current village residents have achieved secondary education and professional school levels.

[cite pending] Census reports indicated that a high proportion of these residents hold professional degrees in medicine, law, engineering and education.