Sandwich, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Sandwich, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,143. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.291°N, 83.071°W.
Population
In 1881, Sandwich, Town—Ville had a population of 1,143: 536 male and 607 female residents. Population density was 252.4 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sandwich, Town—Ville, 1891 (22.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sandwich, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 247 |
| Number of families | 247 |
| Number of females | 607 |
| Number of males | 536 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 373 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP TOT | 1,143 |
| Total population | 1,143 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 363 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 329 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 692 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 244 |
| Number of occupied houses | 244 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 268 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 233 |
| BAR BU | 80 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12,987 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,583 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 892 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,729 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,607 |
| BWT BU | 35 |
| CRN BU | 12,987 |
| HAY AC | 268 |
| HAY TONS | 355 |
| OAT BU | 6,583 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 28 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 4,729 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 355 |
| WHT AC | 233 |
| WHT SP BU | 64 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,607 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 363 |
| C UNMD M | 329 |
| C UNMD TOT | 692 |
| D OCC | 244 |
| FEMALE | 607 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 244 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 536 |
| MD F | 189 |
| MD M | 184 |
| MD TOT | 373 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 892 |
| TUR BU | 217 |
| WID F | 55 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181011— 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandwich-town-ville-on181011-1881/.