Sandwich E, Ontario (1861 census)

Sandwich E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,133. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.261°N, 82.938°W.

Population

In 1861, Sandwich E had a population of 3,133: 1,627 male and 1,506 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

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 Sandwich, T-V, 1851 (60.3% share).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Sandwich E shared boundaries with:

• Anderdon
• Colchester
• Maidstone
• Sandwich W-O
• Winder, Town of

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 186 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,133 total population, 1,627 males, 1,506 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,497, Female members of the family who are present: 1,448, 1,146 single males, 1,029 single females, 443 married males, 437 married females, 309 males attending school, 260 females attending school, 156 adult males unable to read or write, Males present who are not members of the family: 130, 110 adult females unable to read or write, 63 male births, 62 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 58, 40 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 234 males aged 5 to 10, 206 single males aged 10 to 15, 200 single females aged 10 to 15, 192 females aged 5 to 10, 189 single males aged 15 to 20, 175 single females aged 15 to 20, 140 single males aged 20 to 30, 130 married males aged 30 to 40, 128 married females aged 20 to 30, 123 married females aged 30 to 40, 116 married males aged 40 to 50, 93 married females aged 40 to 50, 90 married males aged 20 to 30, 85 single females aged 20 to 30, 73 married males aged 50 to 60, 67 females aged 1 to 2, 62 males aged 1 to 2, 60 females age 3 to 4, 60 married females aged 50 to 60, 56 females aged 2 to 3, 54 males aged 3 to 4, 53 males aged 2 to 3, 49 females aged 4 to 5, 49 males aged 4 to 5, 41 single females aged 30 to 40, 36 single males aged 30 to 40, 28 single males aged 40 to 50, 24 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 single females aged 40 to 50, 18 single males aged 50 to 60, 17 married females aged 60 to 70, 14 single females aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 60 to 70, 9 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,400 French Canadians, 761 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 507 persons originating in the United States, 455 negroes or coloured persons, 287 persons originating in Ireland, 250 male negroes or coloured persons, 205 female negroes or coloured persons, 72 persons originating in England or Wales, 51 persons originating in Scotland, 19 persons originating in France, 9 persons whose origin is unknown, 8 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 8 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 7 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $381,722 value farms (dollars), $58,498 value all livestock, 51,863 bushels of oats, 46,633 bushels of corn, 40,466 pounds of homemade butter, $40,041 value horses aged over 3 years, 25,192 bushels of potatoes, $17,542 value farm implements in dollars, 15,837 acres of land in farms, 9,795 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,017 bushels of peas, 6,936 acres of farmland under crops, 6,042 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,208 bushels of spring wheat, 4,198 bushels of winter wheat, $3,176 value garden and orchard crops, 3,127 bushels of buckwheat, 3,117 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,855 swine, 2,758 bushels of barley, 2,683 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,275 tons of hay, 2,192 bushels of rye, 2,180 gallons of cider, 2,056 bushels of turnips, 1,780 acres of oats, 1,254 acres of corn, 1,159 sheep, 1,028 calves and heifers, 964 horses aged over 3 years, 946 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 944 milk cows, 615 barrels of pork, 515 horses aged 3 years and under, 464 acres of peas, 398 occupants of farms, 388 acres of spring wheat, 322 acres of winter wheat, 313 bushels of carrots, 312 acres of potatoes, 283 acres of buckwheat, 245 bushels of beans, 210 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 176 acres of farmland in gardens, 149 acres of rye, 148 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 133 acres of barley, 113 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 79 bulls, oxen, or steers, 60 pounds of maple sugar, 48 barrels of beef, 46 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 42 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 42 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 41 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 22 acres of turnips, 16 pounds of hops, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $3,273 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 697 yards of fulled cloth, 283 yards of flannel, 96 carriages for pleasure, 25 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 73 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 26 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 13, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1861, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON071008 — 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandwich-e-on071008-1861/.