Sarnia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1901 census)
Sarnia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 8,176. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 82.394°W.
Population
In 1901, Sarnia, Town—Ville had a population of 8,176. Population density was 8150.9 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Sarnia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,766 |
| Number of females | 2,334 |
| Number of males | 4,235 |
| Number of married females | 96 |
| Number of married males | 1,479 |
| Number of single females | 1,511 |
| Number of single males | 2,440 |
| Number of widowed males | 316 |
| POP F | 2,334 |
| POP M | 4,235 |
| POP TOT | 8,176 |
| Total population | 8,176 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 1,754 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 1,560 |
Other recorded variables (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 1,560 |
| FAMILIES | 1,766 |
| HOUSES | 1,754 |
| MARRIED F | 96 |
| MARRIED M | 1,479 |
| SINGLE F | 1,511 |
| SINGLE M | 2,440 |
| WIDOWED M | 316 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079006— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarnia-town-ville-on079006-1901/.