St. Vincent, Ontario (1871 census)
St. Vincent was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,974. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.603°N, 80.647°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Vincent had a population of 4,974: 2,554 male and 2,420 female residents. Population density was 44.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,601 |
| 1861 | 2,993 |
| 1871 | 4,974 |
| 1881 | 4,119 |
| 1891 | 3,494 |
| 1901 | 3,108 |
| 1911 | 2,708 |
| 1921 | 2,240 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Meaford, Town—Ville, 1881 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, St. Vincent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 871 |
| Number of females | 2,420 |
| Number of males | 2,554 |
| Number of married females | 786 |
| Number of married males | 786 |
| Number of married persons | 1,572 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| Total population | 4,974 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,565 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,736 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,301 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 864 |
| Number of occupied houses | 864 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 30,141 |
| BWT BU | 712 |
| CRN BU | 1,001 |
| HAY AC | 6,770 |
| HAY TONS | 7,136 |
| OAT BU | 67,701 |
| PEA BU | 37,652 |
| POT AC | 582 |
| POT BU | 42,542 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Total area (acres) | 66,198 |
| WHT SP BU | 63,792 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7,366 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,178 |
| AREA | 66,198 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 281 |
| CD | 37 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 871 |
| FEMALE | 2,420 |
| GRA BU | 2,514 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 864 |
| INHABITED | 864 |
| MALE | 2,554 |
| MARRIED F | 786 |
| MARRIED M | 786 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,572 |
| POPULATION | 4,974 |
| ROOT BU | 5,522 |
| SINGLE F | 1,565 |
| SINGLE M | 1,736 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,301 |
| TUR BU | 44,432 |
| UNINHABITED | 54 |
| WIDOWED F | 69 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262893
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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. Vincent, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-vincent-on037008-1871/.