Sandwich, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Sandwich, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,352. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.295°N, 83.069°W.
Population
In 1891, Sandwich, Town—Ville had a population of 1,352: 643 male and 709 female residents. Population density was 1347.8 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).
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, Town—Ville, 1881 (22.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sandwich, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 264 |
| Number of families | 264 |
| Number of females | 709 |
| Number of males | 643 |
| Number of married females | 231 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 462 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 59 |
| POP F | 709 |
| POP M | 643 |
| POP TOT | 1,352 |
| Total population | 1,352 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 442 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 831 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 535 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 817 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 263 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 34 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 228 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 80 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 178 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 133 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 264 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 388 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 498 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 268 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,508 |
| Acres of hay crops | 263 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,394 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,662 |
| Acres of oats | 230 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR AC | 18 |
| BAR BU | 393 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 393 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 14,848 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,870 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,224 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,928 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,615 |
| BWT BU | 51 |
| CRN BU | 14,848 |
| HAY AC | 263 |
| HAY TONS | 364 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 119 |
| Number of chickens | 2,114 |
| Number of ducks | 82 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 107 |
| Number of geese | 58 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 189 |
| Number of milk cows | 138 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 262 |
| Number of other cattle | 43 |
| Number of other fowl | 97 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 225 |
| Number of sheep | 28 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 67 |
| Number of swine | 248 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 433 |
| Number of turkeys | 4 |
| OAT AC | 230 |
| OAT BU | 5,870 |
| PEA BU | 294 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 2,224 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 70 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 49 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 115 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 7,262 |
| RYE BU | 110 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 364 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,615 |
| WHT SP BU | 179 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 12 |
| BEN BU | 37 |
| BUTTER LB | 7,262 |
| CATTLE KS | 119 |
| CHEESE LB | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 442 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 389 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 831 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 49 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| DUCKS | 82 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 115 |
| FRN CA | 535 |
| GEESE | 58 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,114 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 189 |
| HOUSES | 263 |
| HOUSES B | 34 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 80 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 133 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 228 |
| INF 11 A | 225 |
| MD FEM | 231 |
| MD MALE | 231 |
| MD TOT | 462 |
| MILK COWS | 138 |
| NAME CD | Essex, North—Nord |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 107 |
| OC P | 152 |
| OC TOT | 262 |
| OTHER FOWL | 97 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 43 |
| OTHERS | 817 |
| SHEEP | 28 |
| SHEEP KS | 67 |
| SUP AM | 2,394 |
| SUP FOR | 268 |
| SUP JV | 388 |
| SUP PAT | 498 |
| SUP SC | 1,508 |
| SUP TOT | 2,662 |
| SWINE | 248 |
| SWINE KS | 433 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 264 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,928 |
| TURKEY | 4 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 59 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON062006— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandwich-town-ville-on062006-1891/.