Sandwich E, Ontario (1881 census)
Sandwich E was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,386. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.261°N, 82.938°W.
Population
In 1881, Sandwich E had a population of 4,386: 2,266 male and 2,120 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sandwich E shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,386 total population, 2,266 males, 2,120 females, 1,377 married persons, 780 families, 689 married males, 688 married females, 169 widowed persons, 107 widowed females, 62 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,840 single persons under 18, 1,515 single males under 18, 1,325 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 775 occupied houses, 773 inhabited houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 147,238 bushels of corn, 112,145 bushels of oats, 56,408 bushels of winter wheat, 33,193 bushels of potatoes, 9,348 bushels of other root crops, 3,884 tons of hay, 3,774 acres of wheat, 3,180 acres of hay crops, 3,012 bushels of barley, 970 bushels of turnips, 940 bushels of peas and beans, 829 bushels of spring wheat, 626 bushels of rye, 523 bushels of buckwheat, 409 acres of potatoes, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,388 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:
ON181012— 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 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). "Sandwich E, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandwich-e-on181012-1881/.