Sandwich E, Ontario (1891 census)
Sandwich E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 4,378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.260°N, 82.937°W.
Population
In 1891, Sandwich E had a population of 4,378: 2,321 male and 2,057 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,133 |
| 1871 | 3,748 |
| 1881 | 4,386 |
| 1891 | 4,378 |
| 1911 | 4,195 |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sandwich, South—Sud, 1901 (54.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sandwich E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 4,378 total population, 2,321 males, 2,057 females, 1,411 married persons, 814 families, 706 married males, 705 married females, 163 widowed persons, 96 widowed females, 67 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,804 single persons under 18, 1,548 single males under 18, 1,256 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,355 French Canadians, 2,023 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 802 occupied houses, 800 houses, 781 houses built of wood, 557 houses of 2 stories, 368 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 238 houses of 1 story, 136 houses of 5 rooms, 97 houses of 3 rooms, 95 houses of 4 rooms, 48 houses of 2 rooms, 30 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 1 room, 19 houses built of brick, 16 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 3 stories, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 342,916 bushels of corn, 177,523 bushels of oats, 132,016 pounds of homemade butter, 39,184 acres of land in farms, 31,510 acres of improved land in farms, 27,834 bushels of winter wheat, 21,271 acres of farmland under crops, 20,947 chickens, 19,859 bushels of turnips, 18,440 bushels of potatoes, 10,397 bushels of barley, 9,309 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,674 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,992 swine slaughtered or sold, 6,502 tons of hay, 6,066 acres of oats, 5,778 swine, 5,561 bushels of peas, 4,596 acres of hay crops, 4,005 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,667 bushels of spring wheat, 3,476 cattle killed or sold, 2,535 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,323 acres of wheat, 2,108 other cattle, 1,671 horses aged over 3 years, 1,527 milk cows, 1,461 sheep, 1,227 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,174 geese, 1,070 bushels of buckwheat, 930 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 791 other fowl, 773 bushels of beans, 731 ducks, 686 horses aged 3 years and under, 615 occupants of farms, 521 farm occupants who own their land, 492 acres of barley, 486 turkeys, 326 bushels of rye, 248 acres of potatoes, 246 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 187 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 93 farm occupants who rent their land, 74 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 62 acres of turnips, 58 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 oxen, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Amos Ball | 1845–1925 | died here |
| Charles Smith Wilcox | 1852–1909 | died here |
| Joseph Octave Reaume | 1856–1933 | died here |
| Ellen Gertrude Cornish | 1877–1933 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110011— 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). "Sandwich E, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandwich-e-on062004-1891/.