Sandwich, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Sandwich, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,160. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.291°N, 83.071°W.
Population
In 1871, Sandwich, Town—Ville had a population of 1,160: 578 male and 582 female residents. Population density was 256.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 988 |
| 1871 | 1,160 |
| 1881 | 1,143 |
| 1891 | 1,352 |
| 1901 | 1,450 |
| 1911 | 2,302 |
| 1921 | 4,415 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sandwich, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 582 |
| Number of males | 578 |
| Number of married females | 179 |
| Number of married males | 179 |
| Number of married persons | 358 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| Total population | 1,160 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 745 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 217 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 338 |
| BWT BU | 211 |
| CRN BU | 8,273 |
| HAY AC | 251 |
| HAY TONS | 290 |
| OAT BU | 5,575 |
| PEA BU | 160 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 3,422 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,151 |
| WHT SP BU | 421 |
| WHT WTR BU | 928 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 135 |
| AREA | 2,151 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 1 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 220 |
| FEMALE | 582 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 218 |
| INHABITED | 217 |
| MALE | 578 |
| MARRIED F | 179 |
| MARRIED M | 179 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 358 |
| POPULATION | 1,160 |
| ROOT BU | 627 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 359 |
| SINGLE M | 386 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 745 |
| TUR BU | 1,134 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 44 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON001009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON110024— 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 1871 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandwich-town-ville-on001009-1871/.