St. Joseph, Ontario (1891 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 367. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7589251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.209°N, 83.947°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Joseph had a population of 367: 207 male and 160 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,237 |
| 1891 | 367 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
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 contained Jocelyn, 1901 (33.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hilton, 1901 (32.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph, 1901 (34.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Joseph shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 367 total population, 207 males, 160 females, 118 married persons, 73 families, 60 married males, 58 married females, 6 widowed persons, 5 average size of families, 4 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 243 single persons under 18, 143 single males under 18, 100 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 365 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 72 houses, 72 occupied houses, 71 houses built of wood, 66 houses of 1 story, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 5 rooms, 5 houses of 2 stories, 4 houses under construction, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,401 acres of land in farms, 11,720 pounds of homemade butter, 10,143 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,340 bushels of oats, 3,856 bushels of potatoes, 2,544 bushels of peas, 2,286 bushels of turnips, 2,258 acres of improved land in farms, 1,944 acres of farmland under crops, 1,651 bushels of spring wheat, 1,084 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 951 chickens, 869 tons of hay, 790 acres of hay crops, 530 bushels of winter wheat, 334 sheep, 316 acres of oats, 269 acres of farmland in pasture, 234 other cattle, 198 acres of wheat, 184 swine, 176 swine slaughtered or sold, 154 bushels of barley, 139 milk cows, 108 sheep slaughtered or sold, 85 occupants of farms, 78 farm occupants who own their land, 68 horses aged over 3 years, 64 cattle killed or sold, 61 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 58 bushels of rye, 54 geese, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 47 bushels of buckwheat, 45 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 41 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 acres of potatoes, 38 bushels of beans, 32 ducks, 30 bushels of corn, 28 horses aged 3 years and under, 27 turkeys, 24 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 20 oxen, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 acres of turnips, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 acres of barley, 7 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 other fowl. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7589251
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Joseph,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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. Joseph, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-joseph-on046022-1891/.