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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q34106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 82.394°W.
Population
In 1901, Sarnia, Town—Ville had a population of 8,176: 4,235 male and 2,334 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 6,692 |
| 1901 | 8,176 |
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 11 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 8,176 total population, 4,235 males, 2,440 single males, 2,334 females, 1,766 families, 1,511 single females, 1,479 married males, 316 widowed males, 96 married females. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 1,754 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 1,560 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON079006_1891— 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 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/.