St. Mary’s, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
St. Mary’s, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,120. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2542731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.256°N, 81.145°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Mary’s, Town—Ville had a population of 3,120: 1,570 male and 1,550 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,778 |
| 1871 | 3,120 |
| 1881 | 3,415 |
| 1891 | 3,416 |
| 1901 | 3,384 |
| 1911 | 3,388 |
| 1921 | 3,847 |
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 contained St. Mary’s, Town—Ville, 1861 (21.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Mary’s, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 591 |
| Number of females | 1,550 |
| Number of males | 1,570 |
| Number of married females | 498 |
| Number of married males | 502 |
| Number of married persons | 1,000 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 96 |
| Total population | 3,120 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 985 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,039 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,024 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 578 |
| Number of occupied houses | 578 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,600 |
| CRN BU | 216 |
| HAY AC | 404 |
| HAY TONS | 576 |
| OAT BU | 7,490 |
| PEA BU | 3,576 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 10,871 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,640 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,028 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,186 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 276 |
| AREA | 2,640 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| CD | 29 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 591 |
| FEMALE | 1,550 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 578 |
| INHABITED | 578 |
| MALE | 1,570 |
| MARRIED F | 498 |
| MARRIED M | 502 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,000 |
| POPULATION | 3,120 |
| ROOT BU | 1,584 |
| SINGLE F | 985 |
| SINGLE M | 1,039 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,024 |
| TUR BU | 3,965 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 96 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON029002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2542731
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Marys,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Marys_(Ontario)
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. Mary’s, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-mary-s-town-ville-on029002-1871/.