Saint Thomas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1851 census)
Saint Thomas, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.777°N, 81.189°W.
Population
In 1851, Saint Thomas, Town—Ville had a population of 1,274: 631 male and 643 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 1851
In the 1851 census, Saint Thomas, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 132 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,274 total population, 643 females, 631 males, Female members of the family who are present: 534, Male members of the family who are present: 503, 425 single males, 413 single females, 236 families, 197 married males, 194 married females, 129 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 128, 113 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 109, 36 widowed females, 32 female births, 22 male births, Female members of the family who are absent: 9, 9 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 8, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 92 married females aged 20 to 30, 83 females aged 5 to 10, 80 single males aged 20 to 30, 75 males aged 5 to 10, 72 single females aged 15 to 20, 69 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 30 to 40, 65 single males aged 10 to 15, 62 married males aged 20 to 30, 61 single males aged 15 to 20, 58 single females aged 10 to 15, 54 married females aged 30 to 40, 37 married males aged 40 to 50, 27 females aged 1 to 2, 27 females under age 1, 27 males aged 4 to 5, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 21 males aged 3 to 4, 18 males aged 1 to 2, 18 males under age 1, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 females age 3 to 4, 15 married females aged 50 to 60, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 single males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 604 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 295 persons originating in England or Wales, 127 persons originating in Ireland, 118 persons originating in Scotland, 100 persons originating in the United States, 18 male negroes or coloured persons, 11 female negroes or coloured persons, 9 French Canadians, 7 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 1,530 pounds of homemade butter, 1,100 bushels of turnips, 912 bushels of oats, 771 bushels of wheat, 590 acres of land in farms, 455 acres of farmland under cultivation, 440 pounds of wool produced on farms, 241 acres of farmland in pasture, 220 pounds of maple sugar, 203 swine, 145 bushels of potatoes, 135 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 130 bushels of peas, 129 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 bushels of corn, 99 horses, 97 milk cows, 85 acres of farmland under crops, 76 sheep, 40 acres of wheat, 39 tons of hay, 32 barrels of pork, 28 acres of oats, 28 bushels of buckwheat, 23 calves and heifers, 12 bulls, oxen, or steers, 6 acres of peas, 6 barrels of beef, 4 acres of potatoes, 4 acres of turnips, 3 acres of buckwheat, 2 acres of corn. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,500 distilleries returning capital, 50 yards of flannel, 50 yards of fulled cloth, 4 distilleries, 4 distilleries reporting. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 15 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
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 1851, 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:
ON007008— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saint-thomas-town-ville-on007008-1851/.