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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q34106. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,091 |
| 1871 | 2,929 |
| 1881 | 3,874 |
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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,929 total population, 1,474 females, 1,455 males, 926 married persons, 555 families, 465 married females, 461 married males, 105 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,898 single persons under 18, 965 single males under 18, 933 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 517 occupied houses, 515 inhabited houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary vessels. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 684 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON004007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON179001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q34106
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarnia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarnia_(Ontario)
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/.