Sarnia, Ontario (1891 census)
Sarnia was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,937. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262762. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.965°N, 82.323°W.
Population
In 1891, Sarnia had a population of 2,937: 1,566 male and 1,371 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,937 |
| 1901 | 2,632 |
| 1911 | 2,663 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Sarnia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,937 total population, 1,566 males, 1,371 females, 929 married persons, 589 families, 465 married females, 464 married males, 107 widowed persons, 69 widowed females, 38 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,901 single persons under 18, 1,064 single males under 18, 837 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,870 persons who are not French Canadian, 67 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 573 occupied houses, 551 houses, 483 houses built of wood, 439 houses of 1 story, 238 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 98 houses of 2 stories, 77 houses of 2 rooms, 76 houses of 3 rooms, 70 houses of 5 rooms, 60 houses built of brick, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 22 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 17 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 1 room, 6 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 126,651 pounds of homemade butter, 121,777 bushels of oats, 59,857 bushels of potatoes, 38,196 acres of land in farms, 36,017 bushels of corn, 30,756 acres of improved land in farms, 27,040 bushels of turnips, 26,318 bushels of barley, 22,836 bushels of winter wheat, 18,991 acres of farmland under crops, 14,677 chickens, 11,336 bushels of spring wheat, 10,827 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,090 bushels of peas, 7,798 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,620 tons of hay, 7,440 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,124 acres of hay crops, 4,478 acres of oats, 2,353 other cattle, 1,907 acres of wheat, 1,757 sheep, 1,583 milk cows, 1,493 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,259 swine, 1,240 cattle killed or sold, 1,216 acres of barley, 1,096 horses aged over 3 years, 1,059 sheep slaughtered or sold, 941 bushels of buckwheat, 876 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 745 bushels of rye, 621 acres of potatoes, 619 turkeys, 566 occupants of farms, 456 farm occupants who own their land, 426 horses aged 3 years and under, 350 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 334 geese, 300 ducks, 208 bushels of beans, 200 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 187 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 110 farm occupants who rent their land, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 94 other fowl, 92 acres of turnips, 73 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 73 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON088004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262762
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). "Sarnia, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarnia-on082005-1891/.