Sault Ste. Marie, C, Ontario (1871 census)
Sault Ste. Marie, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 871. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q463165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.690°N, 84.135°W.
Population
In 1871, Sault Ste. Marie, C had a population of 871: 449 male and 430 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 898 |
| 1871 | 871 |
| 1881 | 780 |
| 1891 | 991 |
| 1901 | 7,169 |
| 1911 | 10,984 |
| 1921 | 21,092 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Algoma, District, 1861 (0.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, C, 1861 (1.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Garden River, 1881 (15.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dennis, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault Ste. Marie, C, 1881 (4.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vankoughnet, 1881 (2.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Korah, 1881 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sault Ste. Marie, C 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 871 total population, 449 males, 430 females, 292 married persons, 173 families, 147 married females, 145 married males, 32 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 555 single persons under 18, 289 single males under 18, 266 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 173 inhabited houses, 173 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 515,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ponekeosh | 1810–1891 | born here |
| Robert Adam Lyon | 1829–1901 | died here |
| James Laurence Cotter | 1839–1889 | died here |
| George Thorneloe | 1848–1935 | died here |
| Donald McGillivray | 1857–1900 | died here |
| John George Shearer | 1859–1925 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102108— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q463165
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault-Sainte-Marie_(Ontario)
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). "Sault Ste. Marie, C, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sault-ste-marie-c-on089002-1871/.