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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q34106. 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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Sarnia, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,874 total population, 2,019 females, 1,855 males, 1,263 married persons, 780 families, 635 married females, 628 married males, 166 widowed persons, 135 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,445 single persons under 18, 1,249 single females under 18, 1,196 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 768 inhabited houses, 768 occupied houses, 57 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,245 bushels of potatoes, 2,659 bushels of other root crops, 2,560 bushels of oats, 1,225 bushels of winter wheat, 1,044 bushels of corn, 759 bushels of turnips, 410 bushels of barley, 241 tons of hay, 200 bushels of rye, 156 acres of hay crops, 60 acres of wheat, 54 acres of potatoes, 53 bushels of buckwheat, 17 bushels of peas and beans, 2 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,876 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON179001— 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 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/.