St. Thomas, City—Cité, Ontario (1881 census)
St. Thomas, City—Cité was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 8,367. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.781°N, 81.203°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Thomas, City—Cité had a population of 8,367: 4,217 male and 4,150 female residents. Population density was 8341.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Thomas, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,728 |
| Number of families | 1,728 |
| Number of females | 4,150 |
| Number of males | 4,217 |
| Number of married females | 1,473 |
| Number of married males | 1,491 |
| Number of married persons | 2,964 |
| Number of widowed females | 241 |
| Number of widowed males | 91 |
| Number of widowed persons | 332 |
| POP TOT | 8,367 |
| Total population | 8,367 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,436 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,635 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,071 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 40 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,634 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,634 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 208 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 319 |
| BAR BU | 476 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 476 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,289 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,157 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,333 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,709 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,317 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,627 |
| CRN BU | 2,289 |
| HAY AC | 208 |
| HAY TONS | 391 |
| OAT BU | 6,157 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 212 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 5,709 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 391 |
| WHT AC | 319 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,100 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,627 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,436 |
| C UNMD M | 2,635 |
| C UNMD TOT | 5,071 |
| D OCC | 1,634 |
| FEMALE | 4,150 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| H CON | 40 |
| H INHAB | 1,634 |
| H UNINH | 42 |
| MALE | 4,217 |
| MD F | 1,473 |
| MD M | 1,491 |
| MD TOT | 2,964 |
| NUMBER CD | 163 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,333 |
| TUR BU | 2,317 |
| WID F | 241 |
| WID M | 91 |
| WID TOT | 332 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON163003— 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 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. Thomas, City—Cité, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-thomas-city-cit-on163003-1881/.