St. Mary's, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
St. Mary's, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,415. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2542731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.256°N, 81.145°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Mary's, Town—Ville had a population of 3,415: 1,671 male and 1,744 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,778 |
| 1871 | 3,120 |
| 1881 | 3,415 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Mary's, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,415 total population, 1,744 females, 1,671 males, 1,095 married persons, 700 families, 548 married males, 547 married females, 164 widowed persons, 123 widowed females, 41 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,156 single persons under 18, 1,082 single males under 18, 1,074 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 697 occupied houses, 694 inhabited houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 3 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,662 bushels of oats, 13,268 bushels of winter wheat, 12,962 bushels of potatoes, 9,235 bushels of turnips, 5,874 bushels of other root crops, 3,700 bushels of barley, 1,242 tons of hay, 794 bushels of corn, 756 acres of hay crops, 662 acres of wheat, 601 bushels of spring wheat, 269 bushels of peas and beans, 118 acres of potatoes, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,415 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON171002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON171002— 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 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. Mary's, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-mary-s-town-ville-on171002-1881/.