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 density was 2.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,237 |
| 1891 | 367 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 1,098 |
| 1921 | 1,017 |
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 St. Joseph, 1901 (34.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hilton, 1901 (32.0% 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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 73 |
| Number of families | 73 |
| Number of females | 160 |
| Number of males | 207 |
| Number of married females | 58 |
| Number of married males | 60 |
| Number of married persons | 118 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 160 |
| POP M | 207 |
| POP TOT | 367 |
| Total population | 367 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 100 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 143 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 243 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 365 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 72 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 71 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 66 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 72 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 269 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,143 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,944 |
| Acres of hay crops | 790 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,258 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,401 |
| Acres of oats | 316 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 198 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 154 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,340 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,544 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,856 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,651 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,286 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 530 |
| BWT BU | 47 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 790 |
| HAY TONS | 869 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 64 |
| Number of chickens | 951 |
| Number of ducks | 32 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 54 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 28 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 68 |
| Number of milk cows | 139 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 85 |
| Number of other cattle | 234 |
| Number of other fowl | 1 |
| Number of oxen | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 334 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 108 |
| Number of swine | 184 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 176 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 316 |
| OAT BU | 4,340 |
| PEA BU | 2,544 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 3,856 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,084 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 61 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,720 |
| RYE BU | 58 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 869 |
| WHT AC | 198 |
| WHT FALL BU | 530 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,651 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 41 |
| A 11 50 | 5 |
| A 201 PL | 13 |
| A 51 100 | 24 |
| BEN BU | 38 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,720 |
| CATTLE KS | 64 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 143 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 243 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,084 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 28 |
| DUCKS | 32 |
| FAMILIES | 73 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 61 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 54 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 951 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 68 |
| HOUSES | 72 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 66 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 71 |
| INF 11 A | 2 |
| MD FEM | 58 |
| MD MALE | 60 |
| MD TOT | 118 |
| MILK COWS | 139 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 78 |
| OC TOT | 85 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 234 |
| OTHERS | 365 |
| SHEEP | 334 |
| SHEEP KS | 108 |
| SUP AM | 2,258 |
| SUP FOR | 10,143 |
| SUP JV | 45 |
| SUP PAT | 269 |
| SUP SC | 1,944 |
| SUP TOT | 12,401 |
| SWINE | 184 |
| SWINE KS | 176 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 72 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,286 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| WID FEM | 2 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102087— 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/.