St. Thomas, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)
St. Thomas, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 10,366. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.781°N, 81.203°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Thomas, City—Cité had a population of 10,366: 5,151 male and 5,215 female residents. Population density was 10334.2 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 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Thomas, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 2,232 |
| Number of families | 2,232 |
| Number of females | 5,215 |
| Number of males | 5,151 |
| Number of married females | 1,932 |
| Number of married males | 1,928 |
| Number of married persons | 3,860 |
| Number of widowed females | 344 |
| Number of widowed males | 130 |
| Number of widowed persons | 474 |
| POP F | 5,215 |
| POP M | 5,151 |
| POP TOT | 10,366 |
| Total population | 10,366 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,939 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 3,093 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 6,032 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 20 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10,346 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 2,205 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 581 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,622 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 968 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 141 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1,142 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 89 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 162 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 269 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1,548 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of occupied houses | 2,205 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 401 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,262 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,335 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,398 |
| Acres of hay crops | 304 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,061 |
| Acres of land in farms | 6,396 |
| Acres of oats | 143 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 122 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 220 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,334 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,168 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,029 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,132 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 315 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,854 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,836 |
| BWT BU | 180 |
| CRN BU | 3,334 |
| HAY AC | 304 |
| HAY TONS | 572 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 190 |
| Number of chickens | 6,313 |
| Number of ducks | 145 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 157 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 35 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 83 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 539 |
| Number of milk cows | 176 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 186 |
| Number of other cattle | 84 |
| Number of other fowl | 218 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 114 |
| Number of sheep | 168 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 100 |
| Number of swine | 174 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 86 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 143 |
| OAT BU | 4,168 |
| PEA BU | 1,029 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 4,132 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 377 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 416 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 140 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,847 |
| RYE BU | 400 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 572 |
| WHT AC | 122 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,836 |
| WHT SP BU | 315 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 9 |
| A 11 50 | 32 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,847 |
| CATTLE KS | 190 |
| CHEESE LB | 377 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,939 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 3,093 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 6,032 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 416 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 83 |
| DUCKS | 145 |
| FAMILIES | 2,232 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 140 |
| FRN CA | 20 |
| GEESE | 35 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,313 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 539 |
| HOUSES | 2,205 |
| HOUSES B | 581 |
| HOUSES CON | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 141 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 269 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 162 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 968 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1,548 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 89 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1,142 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 54 |
| HOUSES W | 1,622 |
| INF 11 A | 114 |
| MD FEM | 1,932 |
| MD MALE | 1,928 |
| MD TOT | 3,860 |
| MILK COWS | 176 |
| NAME CD | Elgin, East—Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 157 |
| OC TOT | 186 |
| OTHER FOWL | 218 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 84 |
| OTHERS | 10,346 |
| SHEEP | 168 |
| SHEEP KS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 5,061 |
| SUP FOR | 1,335 |
| SUP JV | 401 |
| SUP PAT | 1,262 |
| SUP SC | 3,398 |
| SUP TOT | 6,396 |
| SWINE | 174 |
| SWINE KS | 86 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 2,205 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 2,854 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| WID FEM | 344 |
| WID MALE | 130 |
| WID TOT | 474 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060005— 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 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, City—Cité, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-thomas-city-cit-on060005-1891/.