Year: 1891
| Province: Ontario
Sarnia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Sarnia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 6,692. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.979°N, 82.394°W.
Population
In 1891, Sarnia, Town—Ville had a population of 6,692: 3,262 male and 3,430 female residents. Population density was 6671.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
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, Town—Ville 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 | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 1,368 |
| Number of families | 1,368 |
| Number of females | 3,430 |
| Number of males | 3,262 |
| Number of married females | 1,179 |
| Number of married males | 1,179 |
| Number of married persons | 2,358 |
| Number of widowed females | 239 |
| Number of widowed males | 62 |
| Number of widowed persons | 301 |
| POP F | 3,430 |
| POP M | 3,262 |
| POP TOT | 6,692 |
| Total population | 6,692 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,012 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,021 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,033 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 67 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 6,625 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 1,338 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 147 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 1,190 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 907 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 425 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 229 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 215 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 709 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,340 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| Acres of barley | 33 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,375 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,788 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,161 |
| Acres of hay crops | 270 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 3,708 |
| Acres of land in farms | 5,496 |
| Acres of oats | 184 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 72 |
| BAR AC | 33 |
| BAR BU | 850 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 850 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 820 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,130 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,562 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 765 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,020 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 139 |
| CRN BU | 820 |
| HAY AC | 270 |
| HAY TONS | 495 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 154 |
| Number of chickens | 3,322 |
| Number of ducks | 28 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 13 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 458 |
| Number of milk cows | 201 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 130 |
| Number of other cattle | 176 |
| Number of other fowl | 51 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 86 |
| Number of sheep | 28 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 4 |
| Number of swine | 271 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 20 |
| Number of turkeys | 27 |
| OAT AC | 184 |
| OAT BU | 4,130 |
| PEA BU | 155 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,562 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 112 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 1,895 |
| RYE BU | 210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 495 |
| WHT AC | 72 |
| WHT FALL BU | 1,020 |
| WHT SP BU | 170 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 1,895 |
| CATTLE KS | 154 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 2,012 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 2,021 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 4,033 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 112 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 28 |
| FAMILIES | 1,368 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FRN CA | 67 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,322 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 458 |
| HOUSES | 1,338 |
| HOUSES B | 147 |
| HOUSES CON | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 215 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 229 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 907 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 709 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 82 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 36 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 425 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 1,190 |
| INF 11 A | 86 |
| MD FEM | 1,179 |
| MD MALE | 1,179 |
| MD TOT | 2,358 |
| MILK COWS | 201 |
| NAME CD | Lambton, West— Ouest |
| OC F | 13 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 130 |
| OTHER FOWL | 51 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 176 |
| OTHERS | 6,625 |
| SHEEP | 28 |
| SHEEP KS | 4 |
| SILOS | 139 |
| SUP AM | 3,708 |
| SUP FOR | 1,788 |
| SUP PAT | 2,375 |
| SUP SC | 1,161 |
| SUP TOT | 5,496 |
| SWINE | 271 |
| SWINE KS | 20 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 1,340 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 765 |
| TURKEY | 27 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 239 |
| WID MALE | 62 |
| WID TOT | 301 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON082006 — 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 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, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph.
Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarnia-town-ville-on082006-1891/.