Sarawack, Ontario (1881 census)
Sarawack was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 639. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.648°N, 80.949°W.
Population
In 1881, Sarawack had a population of 639: 327 male and 312 female residents.
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 Sarawack, 1871 (87.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sarawak, 1891 (87.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sarawack shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 639 total population, 327 males, 312 females, 175 married persons, 109 families, 88 married females, 87 married males, 15 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 449 single persons under 18, 235 single males under 18, 214 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 108 inhabited houses, 108 occupied houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,920 bushels of oats, 7,390 bushels of winter wheat, 6,726 bushels of peas and beans, 4,875 bushels of potatoes, 4,064 bushels of other root crops, 3,733 bushels of spring wheat, 3,732 bushels of turnips, 1,109 acres of hay crops, 1,107 tons of hay, 858 acres of wheat, 735 bushels of barley, 75 acres of potatoes, 57 bushels of corn, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 639 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON156008— 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 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). "Sarawack, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarawack-on156008-1881/.