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 density was 37.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Sarnia shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 589 |
| Number of families | 589 |
| Number of females | 1,371 |
| Number of males | 1,566 |
| Number of married females | 465 |
| Number of married males | 464 |
| Number of married persons | 929 |
| Number of widowed females | 69 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| POP F | 1,371 |
| POP M | 1,566 |
| POP TOT | 2,937 |
| Total population | 2,937 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 837 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,064 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,901 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 67 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,870 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 22 |
| Number of houses | 551 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 60 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 483 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 439 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 98 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 70 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 238 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 573 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,216 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 10,827 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,440 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,991 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,124 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 30,756 |
| Acres of land in farms | 38,196 |
| Acres of oats | 4,478 |
| Acres of potatoes | 621 |
| Acres of turnips | 92 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,907 |
| BAR AC | 1,216 |
| BAR BU | 26,318 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 26,318 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 941 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36,017 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 121,777 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,090 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,857 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 745 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 11,336 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27,040 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22,836 |
| BWT BU | 941 |
| CRN BU | 36,017 |
| HAY AC | 5,124 |
| HAY TONS | 7,620 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,240 |
| Number of chickens | 14,677 |
| Number of ducks | 300 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 456 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 110 |
| Number of geese | 334 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 426 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,096 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,583 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 566 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,353 |
| Number of other fowl | 94 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 73 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 200 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 187 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 1,757 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,059 |
| Number of swine | 1,259 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,493 |
| Number of turkeys | 619 |
| OAT AC | 4,478 |
| OAT BU | 121,777 |
| PEA BU | 10,090 |
| POT AC | 621 |
| POT BU | 59,857 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 350 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,798 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 876 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 126,651 |
| RYE BU | 745 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,620 |
| WHT AC | 1,907 |
| WHT FALL BU | 22,836 |
| WHT SP BU | 11,336 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 73 |
| A 11 50 | 200 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 187 |
| BEN BU | 208 |
| BUTTER LB | 126,651 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,240 |
| CHEESE LB | 350 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 837 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,064 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,901 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,798 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 426 |
| DUCKS | 300 |
| FAMILIES | 589 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 876 |
| FRN CA | 67 |
| GEESE | 334 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 14,677 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,096 |
| HOUSES | 551 |
| HOUSES B | 60 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 70 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 59 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 439 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 238 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 76 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 77 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 98 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 16 |
| HOUSES W | 483 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 465 |
| MD MALE | 464 |
| MD TOT | 929 |
| MILK COWS | 1,583 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, West— Ouest |
| OC F | 110 |
| OC P | 456 |
| OC TOT | 566 |
| OTHER FOWL | 94 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,353 |
| OTHERS | 2,870 |
| SHEEP | 1,757 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,059 |
| SUP AM | 30,756 |
| SUP FOR | 7,440 |
| SUP PAT | 10,827 |
| SUP SC | 18,991 |
| SUP TOT | 38,196 |
| SWINE | 1,259 |
| SWINE KS | 1,493 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 573 |
| TUR AC | 92 |
| TUR BU | 27,040 |
| TURKEY | 619 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 22 |
| WID FEM | 69 |
| WID MALE | 38 |
| WID TOT | 107 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082005— 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 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/.