St. Catharines, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)
St. Catharines, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 9,170. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q126805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.161°N, 79.241°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Catharines, City—Cité had a population of 9,170: 4,280 male and 4,890 female residents. Population density was 2111.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Catharines, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 1,961 |
| Number of families | 1,961 |
| Number of females | 4,890 |
| Number of males | 4,280 |
| Number of married females | 1,553 |
| Number of married males | 1,546 |
| Number of married persons | 3,099 |
| Number of widowed females | 461 |
| Number of widowed males | 132 |
| Number of widowed persons | 593 |
| POP F | 4,890 |
| POP M | 4,280 |
| POP TOT | 9,170 |
| Total population | 9,170 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,876 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,602 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,478 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 39 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 9,131 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 1,952 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 590 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 29 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,327 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 780 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 142 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,096 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 66 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 201 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 337 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,167 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,953 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 297 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 38 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 661 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 751 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,345 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 702 |
| Acres of hay crops | 324 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,114 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,459 |
| Acres of oats | 135 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of turnips | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 130 |
| BAR AC | 38 |
| BAR BU | 713 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,551 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,148 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 401 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,181 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 487 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,443 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,530 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 2,551 |
| HAY AC | 324 |
| HAY TONS | 549 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 68 |
| Number of chickens | 7,028 |
| Number of ducks | 239 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 206 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 76 |
| Number of geese | 115 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 90 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 646 |
| Number of milk cows | 375 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 283 |
| Number of other cattle | 91 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 251 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 25 |
| Number of swine | 288 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 224 |
| Number of turkeys | 12 |
| OAT AC | 135 |
| OAT BU | 3,148 |
| PEA BU | 401 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 6,181 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,206 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 549 |
| WHT AC | 130 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,530 |
| WHT SP BU | 487 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 12 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,206 |
| CATTLE KS | 68 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,876 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,602 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 5,478 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 90 |
| DUCKS | 239 |
| FAMILIES | 1,961 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FRN CA | 39 |
| GEESE | 115 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 7,028 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 646 |
| HOUSES | 1,952 |
| HOUSES B | 590 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 142 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 337 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 201 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 780 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES S | 29 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,167 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 66 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,096 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 297 |
| HOUSES W | 1,327 |
| INF 11 A | 251 |
| MD FEM | 1,553 |
| MD MALE | 1,546 |
| MD TOT | 3,099 |
| MILK COWS | 375 |
| NAME CD | Lincoln and Niagara |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 76 |
| OC P | 206 |
| OC TOT | 283 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 91 |
| OTHERS | 9,131 |
| SHEEP KS | 25 |
| SUP AM | 2,114 |
| SUP FOR | 1,345 |
| SUP JV | 661 |
| SUP PAT | 751 |
| SUP SC | 702 |
| SUP TOT | 3,459 |
| SWINE | 288 |
| SWINE KS | 224 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,953 |
| TUR AC | 29 |
| TUR BU | 6,443 |
| TURKEY | 12 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 461 |
| WID MALE | 132 |
| WID TOT | 593 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-catharines-city-cit-on088009-1891/.