St. Catherines, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
St. Catherines, Town—Ville was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 7,864. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.158°N, 79.250°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Catherines, Town—Ville had a population of 7,864: 3,773 male and 4,091 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,368 |
| 1861 | 6,284 |
| 1871 | 7,864 |
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, 1881 (55.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Catherines, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,464 |
| Number of females | 4,091 |
| Number of males | 3,773 |
| Number of married females | 1,321 |
| Number of married males | 1,323 |
| Number of married persons | 2,644 |
| Number of widowed females | 265 |
| Number of widowed males | 84 |
| Number of widowed persons | 349 |
| Total population | 7,864 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,505 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,871 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 24 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,436 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,437 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 112 |
| BWT BU | 6 |
| CRN BU | 3,909 |
| HAY AC | 165 |
| HAY TONS | 202 |
| OAT BU | 1,567 |
| PEA BU | 4 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 6,279 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,234 |
| WHT SP BU | 220 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,469 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 164 |
| AREA | 1,234 |
| BEING BUILT | 24 |
| BEN BU | 23 |
| CD | 21 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 1,464 |
| FEMALE | 4,091 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,437 |
| INHABITED | 1,436 |
| MALE | 3,773 |
| MARRIED F | 1,321 |
| MARRIED M | 1,323 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,644 |
| POPULATION | 7,864 |
| ROOT BU | 2,251 |
| SINGLE F | 2,505 |
| SINGLE M | 2,366 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,871 |
| TUR BU | 977 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 265 |
| WIDOWED M | 84 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 349 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON021002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON021002— 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 1871 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. Catherines, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-catherines-town-ville-on021002-1871/.