St. Catharines, City—Cité, Ontario (1881 census)
St. Catharines, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 9,631. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q126805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.161°N, 79.241°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Catharines, City—Cité had a population of 9,631: 4,620 male and 5,011 female residents. Population density was 2217.4 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Catharines, City—Cité, 1871 (55.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Catharines, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,965 |
| Number of families | 1,965 |
| Number of females | 5,011 |
| Number of males | 4,620 |
| Number of married females | 1,620 |
| Number of married males | 1,615 |
| Number of married persons | 3,235 |
| Number of widowed females | 414 |
| Number of widowed males | 133 |
| Number of widowed persons | 547 |
| POP TOT | 9,631 |
| Total population | 9,631 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,977 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,872 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,849 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,954 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,957 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 382 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 191 |
| Acres of potatoes | 77 |
| Acres of wheat | 183 |
| BAR BU | 170 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,213 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,557 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,306 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,643 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,593 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,753 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 6,213 |
| HAY AC | 191 |
| HAY TONS | 236 |
| OAT BU | 4,557 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 93 |
| POT AC | 77 |
| POT BU | 9,643 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 236 |
| WHT AC | 183 |
| WHT SP BU | 125 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,753 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,977 |
| C UNMD M | 2,872 |
| C UNMD TOT | 5,849 |
| D OCC | 1,957 |
| FEMALE | 5,011 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H CON | 11 |
| H INHAB | 1,954 |
| H UNINH | 382 |
| MALE | 4,620 |
| MD F | 1,620 |
| MD M | 1,615 |
| MD TOT | 3,235 |
| NUMBER CD | 145 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,306 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 1,593 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 414 |
| WID M | 133 |
| WID TOT | 547 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-catharines-city-cit-on145001-1881/.