Sarawak, Ontario (1891 census)
Sarawak was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,201. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262760. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.640°N, 80.951°W.
Population
In 1891, Sarawak had a population of 1,201: 621 male and 580 female residents. Population density was 65.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,201 |
| 1901 | 1,362 |
| 1911 | 708 |
| 1921 | 600 |
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 contained Sarawack, 1881 (87.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Brook, Village, 1881 (12.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sarawak shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 243 |
| Number of families | 243 |
| Number of females | 580 |
| Number of males | 621 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 409 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 52 |
| POP F | 580 |
| POP M | 621 |
| POP TOT | 1,201 |
| Total population | 1,201 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 339 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 401 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 740 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,201 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 240 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 64 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 171 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 118 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 121 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 243 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 64 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 343 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,369 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,615 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,020 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,292 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,732 |
| Acres of land in farms | 11,347 |
| Acres of oats | 767 |
| Acres of potatoes | 92 |
| Acres of turnips | 30 |
| Acres of wheat | 635 |
| BAR AC | 64 |
| BAR BU | 1,292 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,292 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 344 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,400 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,939 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,341 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,096 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,726 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,631 |
| BWT BU | 42 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 160 |
| CRN BU | 344 |
| HAY AC | 2,292 |
| HAY TONS | 3,086 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 281 |
| Number of chickens | 3,521 |
| Number of ducks | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 212 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 102 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 113 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 313 |
| Number of milk cows | 512 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 239 |
| Number of other cattle | 654 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of oxen | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 118 |
| Number of sheep | 876 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 422 |
| Number of swine | 360 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 357 |
| Number of turkeys | 88 |
| OAT AC | 767 |
| OAT BU | 19,400 |
| PEA BU | 8,939 |
| POT AC | 92 |
| POT BU | 10,341 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 560 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,940 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 739 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,018 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,086 |
| WHT AC | 635 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,631 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,096 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 53 |
| BEN BU | 41 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,018 |
| CATTLE KS | 281 |
| CHEESE LB | 560 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 339 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 401 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 740 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,940 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 113 |
| DUCKS | 137 |
| FAMILIES | 243 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 739 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 102 |
| GRA BU | 159 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,521 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 313 |
| HOUSES | 240 |
| HOUSES B | 64 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 47 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 118 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 110 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 121 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 171 |
| INF 11 A | 118 |
| MD FEM | 205 |
| MD MALE | 204 |
| MD TOT | 409 |
| MILK COWS | 512 |
| NAME CD | Grey, North—Nord |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 212 |
| OC TOT | 239 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 654 |
| OTHERS | 1,201 |
| SHEEP | 876 |
| SHEEP KS | 422 |
| SILOS | 160 |
| SUP AM | 8,732 |
| SUP FOR | 2,615 |
| SUP JV | 343 |
| SUP PAT | 2,369 |
| SUP SC | 6,020 |
| SUP TOT | 11,347 |
| SWINE | 360 |
| SWINE KS | 357 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 243 |
| TUR AC | 30 |
| TUR BU | 6,726 |
| TURKEY | 88 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 36 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 52 |
| WORKING OX | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON068005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262760
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). "Sarawak, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarawak-on068005-1891/.