Sault Ste. Marie, C, Ontario (1881 census)
Sault Ste. Marie, C was a city in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 780. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q463165. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.529°N, 84.348°W.
Population
In 1881, Sault Ste. Marie, C had a population of 780: 372 male and 408 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 was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, C, 1871 (4.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault Ste. Marie, W-O, 1891 (39.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault Ste. Marie, E, 1891 (38.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault Ste. Marie, C, 1891 (18.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sault Ste. Marie, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 780 total population, 408 females, 372 males, 255 married persons, 159 families, 128 married males, 127 married females, 29 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 496 single persons under 18, 259 single females under 18, 237 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 145 inhabited houses, 145 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,017 bushels of turnips, 4,357 bushels of potatoes, 2,631 bushels of oats, 1,080 bushels of spring wheat, 811 bushels of other root crops, 542 tons of hay, 473 acres of hay crops, 385 bushels of barley, 353 bushels of peas and beans, 105 acres of wheat, 60 bushels of buckwheat, 48 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of rye, 38 bushels of corn, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 780 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182022— 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 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). "Sault Ste. Marie, C, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sault-ste-marie-c-on182022-1881/.