St. Catharines, City—Cité, Ontario (1901 census)
St. Catharines, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 9,946. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q126805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.161°N, 79.241°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Catharines, City—Cité had a population of 9,946: 4,674 male and 5,272 female residents. Population density was 2289.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,368 |
| 1861 | 6,284 |
| 1871 | 7,864 |
| 1881 | 9,631 |
| 1891 | 9,170 |
| 1901 | 9,946 |
| 1911 | 12,484 |
| 1921 | 19,881 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Catharines, City—Cité, 1911 (64.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Catharines, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 2 |
| Number of families | 2,163 |
| Number of females | 5,272 |
| Number of males | 4,674 |
| Number of married females | 1,769 |
| Number of married males | 1,793 |
| Number of single females | 3,017 |
| Number of single males | 2,729 |
| Number of widowed females | 484 |
| Number of widowed males | 152 |
| POP F | 5,272 |
| POP M | 4,674 |
| POP TOT | 9,946 |
| Total population | 9,946 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,141 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 2,450 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 2,450 |
| DIVORCED F | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 2,163 |
| HOUSES | 2,141 |
| MARRIED F | 1,769 |
| MARRIED M | 1,793 |
| SINGLE F | 3,017 |
| SINGLE M | 2,729 |
| WIDOWED F | 484 |
| WIDOWED M | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q126805
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Catharines
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Catharines
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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). "St. Catharines, City—Cité, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-catharines-city-cit-on085011-1901/.