Sarnia, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Sarnia, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,874. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.974°N, 82.398°W.
Population
In 1881, Sarnia, Town—Ville had a population of 3,874: 1,855 male and 2,019 female residents. Population density was 2117.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Sarnia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 780 |
| Number of families | 780 |
| Number of females | 2,019 |
| Number of males | 1,855 |
| Number of married females | 635 |
| Number of married males | 628 |
| Number of married persons | 1,263 |
| Number of widowed females | 135 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 166 |
| POP TOT | 3,874 |
| Total population | 3,874 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,249 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,196 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,445 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 768 |
| Number of occupied houses | 768 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 156 |
| Acres of potatoes | 54 |
| Acres of wheat | 60 |
| BAR BU | 410 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,044 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,560 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,659 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,245 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 759 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,225 |
| BWT BU | 53 |
| CRN BU | 1,044 |
| HAY AC | 156 |
| HAY TONS | 241 |
| OAT BU | 2,560 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17 |
| POT AC | 54 |
| POT BU | 7,245 |
| RYE BU | 200 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 241 |
| WHT AC | 60 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,225 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,249 |
| C UNMD M | 1,196 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,445 |
| D OCC | 768 |
| FEMALE | 2,019 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 768 |
| H UNINH | 57 |
| MALE | 1,855 |
| MD F | 635 |
| MD M | 628 |
| MD TOT | 1,263 |
| NUMBER CD | 179 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,659 |
| TUR BU | 759 |
| WID F | 135 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 166 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sarnia-town-ville-on179001-1881/.