Sandfield, Ontario (1891 census)
Sandfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 280. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.721°N, 82.040°W.
Population
In 1891, Sandfield had a population of 280: 147 male and 133 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 482 |
| 1891 | 280 |
| 1901 | 283 |
| 1911 | 294 |
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, Sandfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 280 total population, 147 males, 133 females, 78 married persons, 45 families, 39 married females, 39 married males, 6.20 average size of families, 5 widowed persons, 4 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 197 single persons under 18, 104 single males under 18, 93 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 280 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 45 houses, 45 houses built of wood, 45 occupied houses, 41 houses of 1 story, 23 uninhabited houses, 16 houses of 3 rooms, 10 houses of 4 rooms, 9 houses of 2 rooms, 9 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 4 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 16,588 pounds of homemade butter, 7,599 acres of land in farms, 5,448 bushels of oats, 5,433 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,244 bushels of peas, 2,888 bushels of spring wheat, 2,602 bushels of potatoes, 2,166 acres of improved land in farms, 1,934 bushels of turnips, 1,833 acres of farmland under crops, 1,637 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,308 chickens, 679 tons of hay, 655 acres of hay crops, 474 sheep, 384 bushels of barley, 372 acres of wheat, 339 bushels of corn, 327 swine, 320 swine slaughtered or sold, 317 other cattle, 309 acres of farmland in pasture, 298 acres of oats, 242 turkeys, 147 bushels of winter wheat, 146 milk cows, 135 geese, 125 sheep slaughtered or sold, 90 cattle killed or sold, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 48 horses aged over 3 years, 46 occupants of farms, 45 farm occupants who own their land, 44 ducks, 38 oxen, 26 horses aged 3 years and under, 25 acres of potatoes, 24 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 acres of barley, 19 other fowl, 15 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 14 bushels of buckwheat, 14 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 acres of turnips, 6 bushels of beans, 5 bushels of rye, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046060— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON054048— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Sandfield, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandfield-on046060-1891/.