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 density was 9.4 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).
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 87 |
| Number of families | 87 |
| Number of females | 224 |
| Number of males | 258 |
| Number of married females | 80 |
| Number of married males | 82 |
| Number of married persons | 162 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP TOT | 482 |
| Total population | 482 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 139 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 173 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 312 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 87 |
| Number of occupied houses | 87 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 257 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 689 |
| BAR BU | 303 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 303 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 541 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,719 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 917 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,847 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,982 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,245 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 94 |
| CRN BU | 541 |
| HAY AC | 257 |
| HAY TONS | 210 |
| OAT BU | 1,719 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 917 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 3,847 |
| RYE BU | 46 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 210 |
| WHT AC | 689 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,982 |
| WHT WTR BU | 94 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 139 |
| C UNMD M | 173 |
| C UNMD TOT | 312 |
| D OCC | 87 |
| FEMALE | 224 |
| GRA BU | 44 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 87 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 258 |
| MD F | 80 |
| MD M | 82 |
| MD TOT | 162 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 48 |
| TUR BU | 6,245 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182004— 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 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/.