Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (1871 census)
Sault Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 871. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.690°N, 84.135°W.
Population
In 1871, Sault Ste. Marie had a population of 871: 449 male and 430 female residents. Population density was 1.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 871 |
| 1881 | 780 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Algoma, District, 1861 (0.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, Village, 1861 (1.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault Ste. Marie, 1881 (4.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Korah, 1881 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Garden River, 1881 (15.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dennis, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vankoughnet, 1881 (2.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sault Ste. Marie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 173 |
| Number of females | 430 |
| Number of males | 449 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 292 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 871 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 555 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 173 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 126 |
| CRN BU | 66 |
| HAY AC | 611 |
| HAY TONS | 439 |
| OAT BU | 1,685 |
| PEA BU | 587 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 9,007 |
| Total area (acres) | 515,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 76 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 8 |
| AREA | 515,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| CD | 89 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FEMALE | 430 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 173 |
| INHABITED | 173 |
| MALE | 449 |
| MARRIED F | 147 |
| MARRIED M | 145 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 292 |
| POPULATION | 879 |
| ROOT BU | 268 |
| SINGLE F | 266 |
| SINGLE M | 289 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 555 |
| TUR BU | 5,437 |
| UNINHABITED | 29 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON089002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182022— 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 1871 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). "Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sault-ste-marie-on089002-1871/.