St. Vincent, Ontario (1891 census)
St. Vincent was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,494. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.603°N, 80.648°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Vincent had a population of 3,494: 1,847 male and 1,647 female residents. Population density was 31.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Vincent 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 | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 660 |
| Number of families | 660 |
| Number of females | 1,647 |
| Number of males | 1,847 |
| Number of married females | 564 |
| Number of married males | 564 |
| Number of married persons | 1,128 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 112 |
| POP F | 1,647 |
| POP M | 1,847 |
| POP TOT | 3,494 |
| Total population | 3,494 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,014 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,240 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,254 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 4 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,490 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 653 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 96 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 37 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 520 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 7 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 448 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 204 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 98 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 86 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 359 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 653 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 67 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,379 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,500 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,801 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 14,825 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 35,919 |
| Acres of hay crops | 9,833 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 47,220 |
| Acres of land in farms | 62,045 |
| Acres of oats | 5,519 |
| Acres of potatoes | 415 |
| Acres of turnips | 630 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,709 |
| BAR AC | 1,379 |
| BAR BU | 26,895 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 26,895 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 386 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 769 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7,403 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,117 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 135,285 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 65,841 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,487 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 71,114 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 247,097 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20,584 |
| BWT BU | 769 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 106 |
| CRN BU | 1,117 |
| HAY AC | 9,833 |
| HAY TONS | 13,069 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,811 |
| Number of chickens | 21,957 |
| Number of ducks | 405 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 496 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 161 |
| Number of geese | 788 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 749 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,519 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,297 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 658 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,674 |
| Number of other fowl | 168 |
| Number of oxen | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 150 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 143 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 256 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 81 |
| Number of sheep | 5,291 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,633 |
| Number of swine | 2,905 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,342 |
| Number of turkeys | 319 |
| OAT AC | 5,519 |
| OAT BU | 135,285 |
| PEA BU | 65,841 |
| POT AC | 415 |
| POT BU | 52,487 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 399 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 21,432 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,792 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 303,254 |
| RYE BU | 395 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 13,069 |
| WHT AC | 7,709 |
| WHT FALL BU | 20,584 |
| WHT SP BU | 71,114 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 150 |
| A 11 50 | 143 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 256 |
| BEN BU | 386 |
| BUTTER LB | 303,254 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,811 |
| CHEESE LB | 399 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,014 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,240 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,254 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 21,432 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 749 |
| DUCKS | 405 |
| FAMILIES | 660 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,792 |
| FRN CA | 4 |
| GEESE | 788 |
| GRA BU | 7,403 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 21,957 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,519 |
| HOUSES | 653 |
| HOUSES B | 96 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 86 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 98 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 7 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 448 |
| HOUSES S | 37 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 359 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 41 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 204 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 67 |
| HOUSES W | 520 |
| INF 11 A | 81 |
| MD FEM | 564 |
| MD MALE | 564 |
| MD TOT | 1,128 |
| MILK COWS | 2,297 |
| NAME CD | Grey, East—Est |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 161 |
| OC P | 496 |
| OC TOT | 658 |
| OTHER FOWL | 168 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,674 |
| OTHERS | 3,490 |
| SHEEP | 5,291 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,633 |
| SILOS | 106 |
| SUP AM | 47,220 |
| SUP FOR | 14,825 |
| SUP JV | 1,500 |
| SUP PAT | 9,801 |
| SUP SC | 35,919 |
| SUP TOT | 62,045 |
| SWINE | 2,905 |
| SWINE KS | 3,342 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 653 |
| TUR AC | 630 |
| TUR BU | 247,097 |
| TURKEY | 319 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 112 |
| WORKING OX | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067008— 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 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. Vincent, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-vincent-on067008-1891/.