Sarawack, Ontario (1871 census)
Sarawack was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 680. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.640°N, 80.951°W.
Population
In 1871, Sarawack had a population of 680: 376 male and 304 female residents. Population density was 36.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 680 |
| 1881 | 639 |
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 Keppel, Sarawak and Brook, 1861 (10.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sarawack, 1881 (87.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Brook, Village, 1881 (12.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sarawack shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 304 |
| Number of males | 376 |
| Number of married females | 98 |
| Number of married males | 97 |
| Number of married persons | 195 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| Total population | 680 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 199 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 271 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 470 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 113 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 779 |
| BWT BU | 72 |
| CRN BU | 137 |
| HAY AC | 816 |
| HAY TONS | 879 |
| OAT BU | 3,913 |
| PEA BU | 3,149 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 8,983 |
| Total area (acres) | 11,453 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,671 |
| WHT WTR BU | 602 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 415 |
| AREA | 11,453 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 92 |
| CD | 37 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 117 |
| FEMALE | 304 |
| GRA BU | 99 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 113 |
| INHABITED | 113 |
| MALE | 376 |
| MARRIED F | 98 |
| MARRIED M | 97 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 195 |
| POPULATION | 680 |
| ROOT BU | 618 |
| SINGLE F | 199 |
| SINGLE M | 271 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 470 |
| TUR BU | 11,991 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON156008— 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). "Sarawack, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarawack-on037010-1871/.