Saint Thomas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Saint Thomas, Town—Ville was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,197. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.777°N, 81.189°W.
Population
In 1871, Saint Thomas, Town—Ville had a population of 2,197: 1,079 male and 1,118 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,274 |
| 1861 | 1,631 |
| 1871 | 2,197 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Saint Thomas, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 435 |
| Number of females | 1,118 |
| Number of males | 1,079 |
| Number of married females | 364 |
| Number of married males | 363 |
| Number of married persons | 727 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 89 |
| Total population | 2,197 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 687 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 694 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,381 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 417 |
| Number of occupied houses | 417 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 647 |
| CRN BU | 725 |
| HAY AC | 159 |
| HAY TONS | 262 |
| OAT BU | 2,227 |
| PEA BU | 475 |
| POT AC | 26 |
| POT BU | 5,041 |
| Total area (acres) | 625 |
| WHT SP BU | 62 |
| WHT WTR BU | 382 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 28 |
| AREA | 625 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 7 |
| CD | 6 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 435 |
| FEMALE | 1,118 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 417 |
| INHABITED | 417 |
| MALE | 1,079 |
| MARRIED F | 364 |
| MARRIED M | 363 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 727 |
| POPULATION | 2,197 |
| ROOT BU | 995 |
| SINGLE F | 687 |
| SINGLE M | 694 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,381 |
| TUR BU | 253 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 89 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON006002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON006002— 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 1871 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). "Saint Thomas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saint-thomas-town-ville-on006002-1871/.