St. Catherines, Town—Ville, Ontario (1861 census)
St. Catherines, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 6,284. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q126805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.158°N, 79.250°W.
Population
In 1861, St. Catherines, Town—Ville had a population of 6,284: 3,149 male and 3,135 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, St. Catherines, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 132 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 6,284 total population, 3,149 males, 3,135 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,772, Male members of the family who are present: 2,719, 2,034 single males, 1,922 single females, 1,072 married males, 1,015 married females, 542 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 430, 425 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 363, 198 widowed females, 171 male births, 141 female births, 100 adult females unable to read or write, 79 adult males unable to read or write, 43 widowed males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 380 married females aged 20 to 30, 370 single females aged 15 to 20, 351 single males aged 20 to 30, 345 single males aged 10 to 15, 338 married males aged 30 to 40, 321 males aged 5 to 10, 309 single females aged 10 to 15, 306 married females aged 30 to 40, 301 females aged 5 to 10, 295 single females aged 20 to 30, 282 single males aged 15 to 20, 270 married males aged 40 to 50, 228 married males aged 20 to 30, 194 married females aged 40 to 50, 135 married males aged 50 to 60, 130 males aged 1 to 2, 126 females aged 2 to 3, 121 males aged 4 to 5, 118 females aged 1 to 2, 115 males aged 2 to 3, 100 males aged 3 to 4, 99 females aged 4 to 5, 98 females age 3 to 4, 96 married females aged 50 to 60, 86 married males aged 60 to 70, 66 single males aged 30 to 40, 49 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 47 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 40 single females aged 30 to 40, 38 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 23 married females aged 60 to 70, 22 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 16 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 13 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 12 married females aged 15 to 20, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 10 single females aged 40 to 50, 9 single females aged 50 to 60, 9 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 females of unknown age, 1 males of unknown age, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 2 married males aged 10 to 15, 2 single females over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 3,237 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,363 persons originating in Ireland, 724 persons originating in the United States, 624 persons originating in England or Wales, 472 negroes or coloured persons, 240 male negroes or coloured persons, 232 female negroes or coloured persons, 230 persons originating in Scotland, 76 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 4 persons originating in Switzerland, 4 persons whose origin is unknown, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $36,795 value all livestock, 283 horses aged over 3 years, 260 milk cows, 238 swine, 216 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 27 sheep. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $12,970 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $7,375 value carriages for hire (dollars), 125 carriages for pleasure, 52 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 65 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 33, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 32, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 7, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Parke | 1793–1864 | died here |
| Eleazer Williams Stephenson | 1798–1867 | died here |
| Delos White Beadle | 1823–1905 | born here |
| George Gibbons | 1848–1918 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON085009— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-catherines-town-ville-on085009-1861/.