St. Catherines, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
St. Catherines, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 7,864. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q126805. 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, C, 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 7,864 total population, 4,091 females, 3,773 males, 2,644 married persons, 1,464 families, 1,323 married males, 1,321 married females, 349 widowed persons, 265 widowed females, 84 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 4,871 single persons under 18, 2,505 single females under 18, 2,366 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 1,437 occupied houses, 1,436 inhabited houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 24 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,234 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Delos White Beadle | 1823–1905 | born here |
| George Gibbons | 1848–1918 | born here |
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: Q126805
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Catharines
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Catharines
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/.