St. Vincent, Ontario (1881 census)
St. Vincent was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,119. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.603°N, 80.648°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Vincent had a population of 4,119: 2,168 male and 1,951 female residents. Population density was 37.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Vincent shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 757 |
| Number of families | 757 |
| Number of females | 1,951 |
| Number of males | 2,168 |
| Number of married females | 682 |
| Number of married males | 685 |
| Number of married persons | 1,367 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP TOT | 4,119 |
| Total population | 4,119 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,216 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,456 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,672 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 748 |
| Number of occupied houses | 748 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,264 |
| Acres of potatoes | 393 |
| Acres of wheat | 11,807 |
| BAR BU | 31,015 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 31,015 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 380 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,042 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,036 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 108,922 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 12,412 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 47,951 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,012 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 118,774 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 278,101 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 37,665 |
| BWT BU | 380 |
| CRN BU | 1,036 |
| HAY AC | 7,264 |
| HAY TONS | 7,701 |
| OAT BU | 108,922 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 47,951 |
| POT AC | 393 |
| POT BU | 45,012 |
| RYE BU | 90 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,701 |
| WHT AC | 11,807 |
| WHT SP BU | 118,774 |
| WHT WTR BU | 37,665 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,216 |
| C UNMD M | 1,456 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,672 |
| D OCC | 748 |
| FEMALE | 1,951 |
| GRA BU | 2,042 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 748 |
| H UNINH | 53 |
| MALE | 2,168 |
| MD F | 682 |
| MD M | 685 |
| MD TOT | 1,367 |
| NUMBER CD | 155 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 12,412 |
| TUR BU | 278,101 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON155009— 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 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. Vincent, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/st-vincent-on155009-1881/.