Saint Thomas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Saint Thomas, Town—Ville was a town in 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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,197 total population, 1,118 females, 1,079 males, 727 married persons, 435 families, 364 married females, 363 married males, 89 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,381 single persons under 18, 694 single males under 18, 687 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 417 inhabited houses, 417 occupied houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 625 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Ermatinger | 1797–1876 | died here |
| John Fulton | 1837–1887 | born here |
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/.