St. Ignace, Ontario (1871 census)
St. Ignace was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.728°N, 88.132°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Ignace had a population of 168: 113 male and 55 female residents. Population density was 0.4 people per square mile.
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 was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, Village, 1861 (1.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1881 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Ignace shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 28 |
| Number of females | 55 |
| Number of males | 113 |
| Number of married females | 22 |
| Number of married males | 27 |
| Number of married persons | 49 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1 |
| Total population | 168 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 32 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 86 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 118 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 27 |
| Number of occupied houses | 28 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 344,250 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 344,250 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| CD | 90 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 28 |
| FEMALE | 55 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 28 |
| INHABITED | 27 |
| MALE | 113 |
| MARRIED F | 22 |
| MARRIED M | 27 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 49 |
| POPULATION | 168 |
| SINGLE F | 32 |
| SINGLE M | 86 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 118 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON090004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON090004— 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. Ignace, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-ignace-on090004-1871/.