Sarnia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Sarnia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,929. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.974°N, 82.398°W.
Population
In 1871, Sarnia, Town—Ville had a population of 2,929: 1,455 male and 1,474 female residents. Population density was 1601.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,091 |
| 1871 | 2,929 |
| 1881 | 3,874 |
| 1891 | 6,692 |
| 1901 | 8,176 |
| 1911 | 9,947 |
| 1921 | 14,877 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sarnia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 555 |
| Number of females | 1,474 |
| Number of males | 1,455 |
| Number of married females | 465 |
| Number of married males | 461 |
| Number of married persons | 926 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 105 |
| Total population | 2,929 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 933 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 965 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,898 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 515 |
| Number of occupied houses | 517 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 369 |
| BWT BU | 25 |
| CRN BU | 519 |
| HAY AC | 99 |
| HAY TONS | 148 |
| OAT BU | 2,295 |
| PEA BU | 263 |
| POT AC | 50 |
| POT BU | 7,453 |
| Total area (acres) | 684 |
| WHT SP BU | 107 |
| WHT WTR BU | 260 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 30 |
| AREA | 684 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| CD | 4 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 555 |
| FEMALE | 1,474 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 517 |
| INHABITED | 515 |
| MALE | 1,455 |
| MARRIED F | 465 |
| MARRIED M | 461 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 926 |
| POPULATION | 2,929 |
| ROOT BU | 1,172 |
| SINGLE F | 933 |
| SINGLE M | 965 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,898 |
| TUR BU | 190 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| VESSELS | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 76 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 105 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122012— 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 1871 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarnia-town-ville-on004007-1871/.