St. Mary’s, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
St. Mary’s, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,416. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2542731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.269°N, 81.138°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Mary’s, Town—Ville had a population of 3,416: 1,640 male and 1,776 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Mary’s, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.70 |
| FAM NO | 725 |
| Number of families | 725 |
| Number of females | 1,776 |
| Number of males | 1,640 |
| Number of married females | 556 |
| Number of married males | 550 |
| Number of married persons | 1,106 |
| Number of widowed females | 157 |
| Number of widowed males | 55 |
| Number of widowed persons | 212 |
| POP F | 1,776 |
| POP M | 1,640 |
| POP TOT | 3,416 |
| Total population | 3,416 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,063 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,035 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,098 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,415 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 710 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 165 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 105 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 440 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 445 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 249 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 440 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 712 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 109 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 323 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,031 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 230 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,738 |
| Acres of hay crops | 713 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 4,092 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,322 |
| Acres of oats | 379 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of turnips | 35 |
| Acres of wheat | 229 |
| BAR AC | 109 |
| BAR BU | 2,598 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,598 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,275 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,208 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,278 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,471 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,080 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,899 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,665 |
| CRN BU | 2,275 |
| HAY AC | 713 |
| HAY TONS | 1,169 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 320 |
| Number of chickens | 4,066 |
| Number of ducks | 102 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 487 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 214 |
| Number of geese | 68 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 97 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 359 |
| Number of milk cows | 295 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 705 |
| Number of other cattle | 412 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 658 |
| Number of sheep | 160 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 89 |
| Number of swine | 638 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 593 |
| Number of turkeys | 39 |
| OAT AC | 379 |
| OAT BU | 12,208 |
| PEA BU | 1,278 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 16,471 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 295 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 452 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 268 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 20,260 |
| RYE BU | 75 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,169 |
| WHT AC | 229 |
| WHT FALL BU | 4,665 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,080 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 17 |
| BEN BU | 44 |
| BUTTER LB | 20,260 |
| CATTLE KS | 320 |
| CHEESE LB | 295 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,063 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,035 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,098 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 452 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 97 |
| DUCKS | 102 |
| FAMILIES | 725 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 268 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 68 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,066 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 359 |
| HOUSES | 710 |
| HOUSES B | 165 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 98 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 85 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 445 |
| HOUSES S | 105 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 440 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 13 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 249 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 57 |
| HOUSES W | 440 |
| INF 11 A | 658 |
| MD FEM | 556 |
| MD MALE | 550 |
| MD TOT | 1,106 |
| MILK COWS | 295 |
| NAME CD | Perth, South-Sud |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 214 |
| OC P | 487 |
| OC TOT | 705 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 412 |
| OTHERS | 3,415 |
| SHEEP | 160 |
| SHEEP KS | 89 |
| SUP AM | 4,092 |
| SUP FOR | 230 |
| SUP JV | 323 |
| SUP PAT | 1,031 |
| SUP SC | 2,738 |
| SUP TOT | 4,322 |
| SWINE | 638 |
| SWINE KS | 593 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 712 |
| TUR AC | 35 |
| TUR BU | 12,899 |
| TURKEY | 39 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 157 |
| WID MALE | 55 |
| WID TOT | 212 |
| WORKING OX | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109006— 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 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. Mary’s, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-mary-s-town-ville-on109006-1891/.