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 density was 715.4 people per square mile.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Mary’s, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
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 | 700 |
| Number of families | 700 |
| Number of females | 1,744 |
| Number of males | 1,671 |
| Number of married females | 547 |
| Number of married males | 548 |
| Number of married persons | 1,095 |
| Number of widowed females | 123 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 164 |
| POP TOT | 3,415 |
| Total population | 3,415 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,074 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,082 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,156 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 694 |
| Number of occupied houses | 697 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 756 |
| Acres of potatoes | 118 |
| Acres of wheat | 662 |
| BAR BU | 3,700 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,700 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 794 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,662 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,874 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,962 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 601 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9,235 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13,268 |
| BWT BU | 4 |
| CRN BU | 794 |
| HAY AC | 756 |
| HAY TONS | 1,242 |
| OAT BU | 16,662 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 269 |
| POT AC | 118 |
| POT BU | 12,962 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,242 |
| WHT AC | 662 |
| WHT SP BU | 601 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13,268 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,074 |
| C UNMD M | 1,082 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,156 |
| D OCC | 697 |
| FEMALE | 1,744 |
| GRA BU | 19 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 694 |
| H UNINH | 45 |
| MALE | 1,671 |
| MD F | 547 |
| MD M | 548 |
| MD TOT | 1,095 |
| NUMBER CD | 171 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,874 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 9,235 |
| WID F | 123 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 164 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON171002— 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 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/.