Sandfield, Ontario (1881 census)
Sandfield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.721°N, 82.040°W.
Population
In 1881, Sandfield had a population of 482: 258 male and 224 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).
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 Manitoulin, Centre, 1871 (6.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sandfield 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 482 total population, 258 males, 224 females, 162 married persons, 87 families, 82 married males, 80 married females, 8 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 312 single persons under 18, 173 single males under 18, 139 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 87 inhabited houses, 87 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,982 bushels of spring wheat, 6,245 bushels of turnips, 3,847 bushels of potatoes, 1,719 bushels of oats, 917 bushels of peas and beans, 689 acres of wheat, 541 bushels of corn, 303 bushels of barley, 257 acres of hay crops, 210 tons of hay, 94 bushels of winter wheat, 48 bushels of other root crops, 46 bushels of rye, 44 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 482 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:
ON182004— 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 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). "Sandfield, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandfield-on182004-1881/.