St. Thomas, C, Ontario (1891 census)
St. Thomas, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 10,366. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2078072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.781°N, 81.203°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Thomas, C had a population of 10,366: 5,151 male and 5,215 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 10,366 |
| 1901 | 11,485 |
| 1911 | 14,054 |
| 1921 | 16,026 |
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. Thomas, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 10,366 total population, 5,215 females, 5,151 males, 3,860 married persons, 2,232 families, 1,932 married females, 1,928 married males, 474 widowed persons, 344 widowed females, 130 widowed males, 4.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 6,032 single persons under 18, 3,093 single males under 18, 2,939 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 10,346 persons who are not French Canadian, 20 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 2,205 houses, 2,205 occupied houses, 1,622 houses built of wood, 1,548 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 1,142 houses of 2 stories, 968 houses of 1 story, 581 houses built of brick, 269 houses of 5 rooms, 162 houses of 4 rooms, 141 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 89 houses of 3 stories, 54 uninhabited houses, 35 houses of 3 rooms, 31 houses of over 15 rooms, 17 houses of 2 rooms, 12 houses under construction, 6 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 7,847 pounds of homemade butter, 6,396 acres of land in farms, 6,313 chickens, 5,061 acres of improved land in farms, 4,168 bushels of oats, 4,132 bushels of potatoes, 3,398 acres of farmland under crops, 3,334 bushels of corn, 2,854 bushels of turnips, 1,836 bushels of winter wheat, 1,335 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,262 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,029 bushels of peas, 572 tons of hay, 539 horses aged over 3 years, 416 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 401 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 400 bushels of rye, 377 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 315 bushels of spring wheat, 304 acres of hay crops, 220 bushels of barley, 218 other fowl, 190 cattle killed or sold, 186 occupants of farms, 180 bushels of buckwheat, 176 milk cows, 174 swine, 168 sheep, 157 farm occupants who own their land, 145 ducks, 143 acres of oats, 140 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 122 acres of wheat, 114 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 100 sheep slaughtered or sold, 86 swine slaughtered or sold, 84 other cattle, 83 horses aged 3 years and under, 47 acres of potatoes, 35 geese, 32 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 26 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 10 acres of barley, 9 bushels of beans, 9 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 turkeys, 2 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2078072
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Thomas,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Thomas_(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. Thomas, C, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-thomas-c-on060005-1891/.