Saint Thomas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1861 census)
Saint Thomas, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,631. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.777°N, 81.189°W.
Population
In 1861, Saint Thomas, Town—Ville had a population of 1,631: 764 male and 867 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Saint Thomas, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 116 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,631 total population, 867 females, 764 males, Female members of the family who are present: 763, Male members of the family who are present: 663, 610 single females, 535 single males, 231 married females, 211 married males, 181 females attending school, 157 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 104, Males present who are not members of the family: 101, 35 female births, 26 male births, 26 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 4 adult males unable to read or write, 3 lunatic females, 2 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 120 single females aged 15 to 20, 112 females aged 5 to 10, 110 single females aged 10 to 15, 99 males aged 5 to 10, 91 single males aged 10 to 15, 90 single males aged 20 to 30, 84 single females aged 20 to 30, 80 married females aged 20 to 30, 79 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 married females aged 30 to 40, 76 married males aged 30 to 40, 56 married males aged 40 to 50, 48 married females aged 40 to 50, 42 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 females aged 1 to 2, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 31 males aged 2 to 3, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 females age 3 to 4, 25 males aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 3 to 4, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 21 females aged 2 to 3, 21 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 50 to 60, 11 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 females of unknown age, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 932 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 260 persons originating in England or Wales, 146 persons originating in Ireland, 138 persons originating in Scotland, 106 persons originating in the United States, 20 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 12 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 2 persons originating in France, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $11,008 value all livestock, 248 swine, 228 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 151 milk cows, 110 horses aged over 3 years, 44 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $4,305 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $1,750 value carriages for hire (dollars), 94 carriages for pleasure, 22 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 17 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 1861, 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:
ON070007— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/saint-thomas-town-ville-on070007-1861/.