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Year: 1861  |  Province: Ontario  |  Wikidata: Q2542731

St. Mary's, Town—Ville, Ontario (1861 census)

St. Mary's, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,778. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2542731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.256°N, 81.146°W.

Population

In 1861, St. Mary's, Town—Ville had a population of 2,778: 1,396 male and 1,382 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

YearPopulation
18612,778
18713,120
18813,415

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

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, St. Mary's, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,778 total population, 1,396 males, 1,382 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,258, Male members of the family who are present: 1,256, 888 single males, 882 single females, 469 married males, 452 married females, 223 females attending school, 222 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 140, Females present who are not members of the family: 124, 71 male births, 69 female births, 48 widowed females, 39 adult females unable to read or write, 39 widowed males, 34 adult males unable to read or write, 1 blind females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 183 single females aged 10 to 15, 159 single females aged 15 to 20, 156 females aged 5 to 10, 153 married females aged 20 to 30, 147 married males aged 30 to 40, 126 males aged 5 to 10, 126 married females aged 30 to 40, 125 single males aged 15 to 20, 123 single males aged 10 to 15, 114 married males aged 20 to 30, 110 single males aged 20 to 30, 96 married females aged 40 to 50, 87 married males aged 40 to 50, 84 females aged 1 to 2, 84 males aged 4 to 5, 75 single females aged 20 to 30, 69 married males aged 50 to 60, 67 males aged 3 to 4, 60 females aged 2 to 3, 60 males aged 1 to 2, 59 males aged 2 to 3, 51 females aged 4 to 5, 48 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 single males aged 30 to 40, 36 females age 3 to 4, 33 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 married males aged 70 to 80, 16 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 15 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,440 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 628 persons originating in Ireland, 290 persons originating in England or Wales, 271 persons originating in Scotland, 126 persons originating in the United States, 6 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in Newfoundland, 4 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Switzerland, 2 persons whose origin is unknown, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Spain or Portugal. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $96,110 value farms (dollars), $24,628 value all livestock, 10,900 bushels of turnips, 7,815 bushels of spring wheat, 6,820 bushels of potatoes, $6,112 value horses aged over 3 years, 3,947 bushels of oats, 3,565 pounds of homemade butter, 3,380 bushels of peas, 1,915 acres of land in farms, 1,782 pounds of maple sugar, $1,771 value farm implements in dollars, 1,070 acres of farmland under cultivation, 892 pounds of wool produced on farms, 845 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 824 acres of farmland under crops, 641 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 536 swine, 355 acres of spring wheat, 337 milk cows, 322 sheep, 241 pounds of flax or hemp, 224 acres of farmland in pasture, 223 bushels of corn, 200 bushels of winter wheat, 194 tons of hay, 173 bushels of carrots, 170 horses aged over 3 years, 140 bushels of barley, 126 acres of peas, 111 acres of oats, 98 calves and heifers, $72 value garden and orchard crops, 67 barrels of pork, 66 pounds of hops, 37 acres of potatoes, 34 occupants of farms, 25 acres of turnips, 22 acres of farmland in gardens, 21 bulls, oxen, or steers, 20 acres of winter wheat, 16 horses aged 3 years and under, 11 barrels of beef, 9 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 acres of corn, 7 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 5 bushels of beans, 5 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 4 acres of barley, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,420 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $1,400 value carriages for hire (dollars), 344 yards of flannel, 177 yards of fulled cloth, 50 carriages for pleasure, 36 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 18 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-mary-s-town-ville-on092012-1861/.