Year: 1861 | Province: Ontario | County: Lambton | Wikidata: Q115262762

Sarnia, Ontario (1861 census)

Name: Sarnia (1861)
Address: Ontario, CA

Sarnia was a census subdivision in Lambton County, Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,560. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262762. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.965°N, 82.323°W.

Population

In 1861, Sarnia had a population of 1,560: 813 male and 747 female residents. Population density was 19.9 people per square mile.

Population trajectory across census years

Year	Population
1851	1,384
1861	1,560
1871	3,438
1881	3,583
1891	2,937
1901	2,632
1911	2,663
1921	2,583

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Sarnia shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 324 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 8 categories. Tables below are collapsible.

Population & families (24 variables)

Variable	Value
Female members of the family who are present	720
Females present who are not members of the family	27
Male members of the family who are present	730
Males present who are not members of the family	83
Number of adult females unable to read or write	19
Number of adult males unable to read or write	26
Number of female births in the past year	37
Number of females	747
Number of females attending school	132
Number of male births in the past year	29
Number of males	813
Number of males attending school	152
Number of married females	302
Number of married males	258
Number of persons at sea	1
Number of single females	426
Number of single males	541
Number of widowed females	19
Number of widowed males	14
POP FX N.1	747
POP MX N.1	813
POP TOT	1,560
POP XX N.1	1,560
Total population	1,560

Age structure (50 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of females age 3 to 4	27
Number of females aged 1 to 2	29
Number of females aged 2 to 3	22
Number of females aged 4 to 5	27
Number of females aged 5 to 10	90
Number of males aged 1 to 2	35
Number of males aged 2 to 3	34
Number of males aged 3 to 4	36
Number of males aged 4 to 5	15
Number of males aged 5 to 10	92
Number of married females aged 15 to 20	2
Number of married females aged 20 to 30	80
Number of married females aged 30 to 40	75
Number of married females aged 40 to 50	99
Number of married females aged 50 to 60	23
Number of married females aged 60 to 70	17
Number of married females aged 70 to 80	5
Number of married females aged 80 to 90	1
Number of married males aged 15 to 20	1
Number of married males aged 20 to 30	43
Number of married males aged 30 to 40	81
Number of married males aged 40 to 50	75
Number of married males aged 50 to 60	28
Number of married males aged 60 to 70	24
Number of married males aged 70 to 80	6
Number of single females aged 10 to 15	91
Number of single females aged 15 to 20	68
Number of single females aged 20 to 30	28
Number of single females aged 30 to 40	5
Number of single females aged 40 to 50	1
Number of single females aged 70 to 80	1
Number of single males aged 10 to 15	93
Number of single males aged 15 to 20	79
Number of single males aged 20 to 30	93
Number of single males aged 30 to 40	24
Number of single males aged 40 to 50	9
Number of single males aged 50 to 60	1
Number of single males aged 60 to 70	1
Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40	1
Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50	4
Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70	6
Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80	3
Number of widowed females aged 80 to 90	2
Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30	1
Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50	2
Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60	2
Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70	4
Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80	6

Ethnic origin (15 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of female negroes or coloured persons	2
Number of French Canadians	3
Number of Indigenous males	1
Number of Indigenous persons	1
Number of male negroes or coloured persons	2
Number of negroes or coloured persons	2
Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin	889
Number of persons originating in England or Wales	166
Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland	13
Number of persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands	1
Number of persons originating in Ireland	215
Number of persons originating in New Brunswick	17
Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island	4
Number of persons originating in Scotland	210
Number of persons originating in the United States	41

Agriculture (77 variables)

Variable	Value
Acres of barley	39
Acres of buckwheat	53
Acres of corn	128
Acres of farmland in gardens	153
Acres of farmland in pasture	1,282
Acres of farmland in woodland or forest	12,997
Acres of farmland under crops	4,701
Acres of farmland under cultivation	6,136
Acres of land in farms	19,133
Acres of mangel wurtzel	2
Acres of oats	772
Acres of peas	442
Acres of potatoes	193
Acres of rye	20
Acres of spring wheat	698
Acres of turnips	71
Acres of winter wheat	18
Barrels of beef produced in the past year	103
Barrels of pork produced in the past year	489
Bushels of barley produced in the past year	959
Bushels of beans produced in the past year	47
Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year	825
Bushels of carrots produced in the past year	1,265
Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year	12
Bushels of corn produced in the past year	2,189
Bushels of mangel wurtzel produced in the past year	615
Bushels of oats produced in the past year	25,357
Bushels of peas produced in the past year	10,493
Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year	25,315
Bushels of rye produced in the past year	184
Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year	12,247
Bushels of turnips produced in the past year	15,522
Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year	208
C18 WHT FALL AC	18
C19 WHT FALL BU	208
C20 WHT SP AC	698
C21 WHT SP BU	12,247
C22 BAR AC	39
C23 BAR BU	959
C24 RYE AC	20
C25 RYE BU	184
C26 PEA AC	442
C27 PEA BU	10,493
C28 OAT AC	772
C29 OAT BU	25,357
C30 BWT AC	53
C31 BWT BU	825
C34 POT AC	193
C35 POT BU	25,315
C43 HAY TONS	1,916
C47 WOOL LBS	3,789
C63 BEEF BAR	103
C64 PORK BAR	489
HRS ov03 V	16,585
Number of bulls, oxen, or steers	126
Number of calves and heifers	914
Number of horses aged 3 years and under	108
Number of horses aged over 3 years	246
Number of milk cows	536
Number of occupants of farms	193
Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres	1
Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres	31
Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres	51
Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres	104
Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres	4
Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres	2
Number of sheep	1,225
Number of swine	760
Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year	1,992
Pounds of homemade butter	45,411
Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year	1,690
Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year	3,789
Tons of hay produced in the past year	1,916
Value of all livestock	50,280
Value of farm implements in dollars	11,649
Value of farms (dollars)	365,470
Value of garden and orchard crops produced in the past year	781

Manufacturing & industry (4 variables)

Variable	Value
Number of carriages for pleasure	15
Value of carriages for pleasure (dollars)	505
Yards of flannel produced in the past year	1,697
Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year	276

Fisheries (2 variables)

Variable	Value
Barrels of salted fish sold in the past year	525
Quintals of dried fish sold in the past year	321

Deaths & mortality (10 variables)

Variable	Value
Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30	1
Deaths in the past year among females of all ages	7
Deaths in the past year among females under age 1	3
Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20	1
Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40	1
Deaths in the past year among males of all ages	4
Deaths in the past year among males under age 1	2
Total number of deaths in the past year	11

Other recorded variables (142 variables)

Variable	Value
At Sea	1
C01 TOTAL	193
C02 OCC UNDR 10	2
C03 OCC 10 TO 20	1
C04 OCC 20 TO 50	51
C05 OCC 50 TO 100	104
C06 OCC 100 TO 200	31
C07 OCC OVR 200	4
C08 HELD	19,133
C09 UNDR CULT	6,136
C1 Males	813
C10 Deaths under 1 year M	2
C10 UNDR CROP	4,701
C11 Deaths under 1 year F	3
C11 UNDR PAST	1,282
C12 GARDENS	153
C12 Under 2 Years M	35
C120 Married M	258
C121 Single M	541
C122 Widowed M	14
C123 Total M	813
C124 Married F	302
C125 Single F	426
C126 Widows F	19
C127 Total F	747
C128 Grand Total	1,560
C129 Deaths M	4
C13 Under 2 Years F	29
C13 WOOD WILD	12,997
C130 Deaths F	7
C131 Deaths Total	11
C132 Indians M	1
C134 Negroes M	2
C135 Negreos F	2
C136 Attending School M	152
C137 Attending School F	132
C138 Adults unable to read or write M	26
C139 Adults unable to read or write F	19
C14 CASH FARM	365,470
C15 CASH IMP	11,649
C16 GARDN VALUE	781
C16 Under 3 years M	34
C17 Under 3 years F	22
C2 Females	747
C20 Under 4 years M	36
C21 Under 4 years F	27
C24 Under 5 years M	15
C25 Under 5 years F	27
C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M	92
C29 Between 5 and 10 years F	90
C3 Total	1,560
C32 INDN CRN AC	128
C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M	93
C33 INDN CRN BU	2,189
C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F	91
C36 TUR AC	71
C37 Between 10 and 15 years Deaths F	1
C37 TUR BU	15,522
C38 Between 15 and 20 years Married M	1
C38 CAR BU	1,265
C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M	79
C39 MAN WURT AC	2
C4 Members of Family M	730
C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F	2
C40 MAN WURT BU	615
C41 BEN BU	47
C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F	68
C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M	1
C42 CLV TIM GRA	12
C43 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths F	1
C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M	43
C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M	93
C45 MPL SGR LBS	1,690
C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M	1
C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F	80
C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F	28
C48 FLLD CLOTH YRDS	276
C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F	1
C49 FLAN YRDS	1,697
C5 Members of Family F	720
C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F	1
C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M	81
C52 BULLS OX STEERS	126
C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M	24
C53 MILK COWS	536
C54 CALVES HEIFERS	914
C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F	75
C55 HORSES	246
C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F	5
C56 HORSES VAL	16,585
C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F	1
C57 COLTS FILLIES	108
C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M	1
C58 SHEEP	1,225
C59 SWINE	760
C6 Not Members of Family M	83
C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M	75
C60 TOT VALUE	50,280
C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M	9
C61 BUTTER LB	45,411
C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M	2
C62 CHEESE LB	1,992
C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F	99
C64 Between 40 and 50 years Single F	1
C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F	4
C65 FISH QUIN	321
C66 FISH SALTED	525
C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M	28
C68 CAR PLEASURE	15
C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M	1
C69 VALUE DOL P	505
C7 Not Members of Family F	27
C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M	2
C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F	23
C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F	2
C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M	24
C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M	1
C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M	4
C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F	17
C8 Births in 1860 M	29
C81 Between 60 and 70 years Widows F	6
C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M	6
C86 Between 70 and 80 years Widowers M	6
C87 Between 70 and 80 years Married F	5
C88 Between 70 and 80 years Single F	1
C89 Between 70 and 80 years Widows F	3
C9 Births in 1860 F	37
C95 Between 80 and 90 years Married F	1
C97 Between 80 and 90 years Widows F	2
CD NAME	Lambton
Colored Persons	2
England and Wales	166
Guernsey Jersey and other British Islands	1
Indians	1
Ireland	215
Natives of Canada French Origin	3
Natives of Canada Not of French Origin	889
New Brunswick	17
Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island	4
Prussia German States and Holland	13
Scotland	210
United States	41

Identifiers

TCP UID: ON081008 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON122008 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
Wikidata: Q115262762

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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). "Sarnia, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarnia-on081008-1861/.