St. Thomas, City—Cité, Ontario (1901 census)
St. Thomas, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 11,485. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.781°N, 81.203°W.
Population
In 1901, St. Thomas, City—Cité had a population of 11,485: 5,530 male and 5,955 female residents. Population density was 11449.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,274 |
| 1861 | 1,631 |
| 1871 | 2,197 |
| 1881 | 8,367 |
| 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 1901
In the 1901 census, St. Thomas, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced females | 4 |
| Number of divorced males | 3 |
| Number of families | 2,637 |
| Number of females | 5,955 |
| Number of males | 5,530 |
| Number of married females | 2,287 |
| Number of married males | 2,300 |
| Number of single females | 3,140 |
| Number of single males | 3,075 |
| Number of widowed females | 524 |
| Number of widowed males | 152 |
| POP F | 5,955 |
| POP M | 5,530 |
| POP TOT | 11,485 |
| Total population | 11,485 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,592 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,500 |
Other recorded variables (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,500 |
| DIVORCED F | 4 |
| DIVORCED M | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 2,637 |
| HOUSES | 2,592 |
| MARRIED F | 2,287 |
| MARRIED M | 2,300 |
| SINGLE F | 3,140 |
| SINGLE M | 3,075 |
| WIDOWED F | 524 |
| WIDOWED M | 152 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109008_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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, City—Cité, Ontario (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-thomas-city-cit-on057005-1901/.