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 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, T-V, 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 4,974 total population, 2,554 males, 2,420 females, 1,572 married persons, 871 families, 786 married females, 786 married males, 101 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,301 single persons under 18, 1,736 single males under 18, 1,565 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 864 inhabited houses, 864 occupied houses, 54 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 66,198 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.