St. Marys, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
St. Marys, 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. Marys, Town—Ville had a population of 3,416: 1,640 male and 1,776 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 8,612 |
| 1891 | 3,416 |
| 1901 | 3,384 |
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. Marys, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,416 total population, 1,776 females, 1,640 males, 1,106 married persons, 725 families, 556 married females, 550 married males, 212 widowed persons, 157 widowed females, 55 widowed males, 4.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,098 single persons under 18, 1,063 single females under 18, 1,035 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,415 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 712 occupied houses, 710 houses, 445 houses of 1 story, 440 houses built of wood, 440 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 249 houses of 2 stories, 165 houses built of brick, 105 houses built of stone, 98 houses of 5 rooms, 85 houses of 4 rooms, 57 uninhabited houses, 39 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 3 stories, 13 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 20,260 pounds of homemade butter, 16,471 bushels of potatoes, 12,899 bushels of turnips, 12,208 bushels of oats, 4,665 bushels of winter wheat, 4,322 acres of land in farms, 4,092 acres of improved land in farms, 4,066 chickens, 2,738 acres of farmland under crops, 2,598 bushels of barley, 2,275 bushels of corn, 1,278 bushels of peas, 1,169 tons of hay, 1,080 bushels of spring wheat, 1,031 acres of farmland in pasture, 713 acres of hay crops, 705 occupants of farms, 658 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 638 swine, 593 swine slaughtered or sold, 487 farm occupants who own their land, 452 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 412 other cattle, 379 acres of oats, 359 horses aged over 3 years, 323 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 320 cattle killed or sold, 295 milk cows, 295 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 268 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 230 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 229 acres of wheat, 214 farm occupants who rent their land, 160 sheep, 132 acres of potatoes, 109 acres of barley, 102 ducks, 97 horses aged 3 years and under, 89 sheep slaughtered or sold, 75 bushels of rye, 68 geese, 44 bushels of beans, 39 turkeys, 35 acres of turnips, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 14 other fowl, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 5 oxen, 4 employees on farms, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON105006_1891— 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. Marys, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-marys-town-ville-on109006-1891/.