Sandwich W-O, Ontario (1881 census)
Sandwich W-O was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,860. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.236°N, 83.053°W.
Population
In 1881, Sandwich W-O had a population of 2,860: 1,488 male and 1,372 female residents. Population density was 67.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,816 |
| 1871 | 2,228 |
| 1881 | 2,860 |
| 1891 | 2,643 |
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 became part of Sandwich W-O, 1891 (86.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sandwich W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 537 |
| Number of families | 537 |
| Number of females | 1,372 |
| Number of males | 1,488 |
| Number of married females | 469 |
| Number of married males | 472 |
| Number of married persons | 941 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 118 |
| POP TOT | 2,860 |
| Total population | 2,860 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 826 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 975 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,801 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 530 |
| Number of occupied houses | 530 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,372 |
| Acres of potatoes | 328 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,265 |
| BAR BU | 992 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 992 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,029 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 108,631 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,625 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 8,694 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 807 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,860 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 748 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,244 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35,512 |
| BWT BU | 1,029 |
| CRN BU | 108,631 |
| HAY AC | 1,372 |
| HAY TONS | 1,666 |
| OAT BU | 51,625 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 807 |
| POT AC | 328 |
| POT BU | 26,860 |
| RYE BU | 105 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,666 |
| WHT AC | 2,265 |
| WHT SP BU | 748 |
| WHT WTR BU | 35,512 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 826 |
| C UNMD M | 975 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,801 |
| D OCC | 530 |
| FEMALE | 1,372 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 530 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 1,488 |
| MD F | 469 |
| MD M | 472 |
| MD TOT | 941 |
| NUMBER CD | 181 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 8,694 |
| TUR BU | 3,244 |
| WID F | 77 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 118 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON181010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON062005— 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 W-O, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sandwich-w-o-on181010-1881/.