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 density was 5.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 482 |
| 1891 | 280 |
| 1901 | 283 |
| 1911 | 294 |
| 1921 | 250 |
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 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 45 |
| Number of families | 45 |
| Number of females | 133 |
| Number of males | 147 |
| Number of married females | 39 |
| Number of married males | 39 |
| Number of married persons | 78 |
| Number of widowed females | 1 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP F | 133 |
| POP M | 147 |
| POP TOT | 280 |
| Total population | 280 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 93 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 104 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 197 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 280 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 45 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 45 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 4 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of occupied houses | 45 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 309 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,433 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,833 |
| Acres of hay crops | 655 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,166 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,599 |
| Acres of oats | 298 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 372 |
| BAR AC | 23 |
| BAR BU | 384 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 384 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,448 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,244 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,602 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,888 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,934 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 147 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| CRN BU | 339 |
| HAY AC | 655 |
| HAY TONS | 679 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 90 |
| Number of chickens | 1,308 |
| Number of ducks | 44 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 45 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 135 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 26 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 48 |
| Number of milk cows | 146 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 46 |
| Number of other cattle | 317 |
| Number of other fowl | 19 |
| Number of oxen | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 474 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 125 |
| Number of swine | 327 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 320 |
| Number of turkeys | 242 |
| OAT AC | 298 |
| OAT BU | 5,448 |
| PEA BU | 5,244 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 2,602 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,637 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,588 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 679 |
| WHT AC | 372 |
| WHT FALL BU | 147 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,888 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 15 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 14 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,588 |
| CATTLE KS | 90 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 93 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 104 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 197 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,637 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 26 |
| DUCKS | 44 |
| FAMILIES | 45 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 135 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,308 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 48 |
| HOUSES | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 41 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 4 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 45 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 39 |
| MD MALE | 39 |
| MD TOT | 78 |
| MILK COWS | 146 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 45 |
| OC TOT | 46 |
| OTHER FOWL | 19 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 317 |
| OTHERS | 280 |
| SHEEP | 474 |
| SHEEP KS | 125 |
| SUP AM | 2,166 |
| SUP FOR | 5,433 |
| SUP JV | 24 |
| SUP PAT | 309 |
| SUP SC | 1,833 |
| SUP TOT | 7,599 |
| SWINE | 327 |
| SWINE KS | 320 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 45 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,934 |
| TURKEY | 242 |
| WID FEM | 1 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
| WORKING OX | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046060— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127018— 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/.