St. Joseph, Ontario (1881 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,237. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7589251. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.208°N, 83.946°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Joseph had a population of 1,237: 678 male and 559 female residents. Population density was 7.7 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bruce Mines, 1871 (10.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tenby Bay, 1891 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hilton, 1891 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 240 |
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of females | 559 |
| Number of males | 678 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 207 |
| Number of married persons | 408 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 1,237 |
| Total population | 1,237 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 349 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 461 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 810 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 232 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 522 |
| Acres of potatoes | 171 |
| Acres of wheat | 398 |
| BAR BU | 305 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 305 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 569 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 594 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,915 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 369 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,495 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,371 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 692 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,092 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,457 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 345 |
| BWT BU | 569 |
| CRN BU | 594 |
| HAY AC | 522 |
| HAY TONS | 559 |
| OAT BU | 5,915 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,495 |
| POT AC | 171 |
| POT BU | 14,371 |
| RYE BU | 692 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 559 |
| WHT AC | 398 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,092 |
| WHT WTR BU | 345 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 349 |
| C UNMD M | 461 |
| C UNMD TOT | 810 |
| D OCC | 232 |
| FEMALE | 559 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 232 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 678 |
| MD F | 201 |
| MD M | 207 |
| MD TOT | 408 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 369 |
| TUR BU | 8,457 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182033— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-joseph-on182033-1881/.