Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (1881 census)
Sault Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 780. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.529°N, 84.348°W.
Population
In 1881, Sault Ste. Marie had a population of 780: 372 male and 408 female residents. Population density was 21.6 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 was contained in Sault Ste. Marie, 1871 (4.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault Ste. Marie, C, 1891 (18.1% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault Ste. Marie, W-O, 1891 (39.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Sault Ste. Marie, E, 1891 (38.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sault Ste. Marie 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 | 159 |
| Number of families | 159 |
| Number of females | 408 |
| Number of males | 372 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 128 |
| Number of married persons | 255 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP TOT | 780 |
| Total population | 780 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 496 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 145 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 473 |
| Acres of potatoes | 48 |
| Acres of wheat | 105 |
| BAR BU | 385 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,631 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 811 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,357 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,080 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,017 |
| BWT BU | 60 |
| CRN BU | 38 |
| HAY AC | 473 |
| HAY TONS | 542 |
| OAT BU | 2,631 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 353 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 4,357 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 542 |
| WHT AC | 105 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,080 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 259 |
| C UNMD M | 237 |
| C UNMD TOT | 496 |
| D OCC | 145 |
| FEMALE | 408 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 145 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 372 |
| MD F | 127 |
| MD M | 128 |
| MD TOT | 255 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 811 |
| TUR BU | 5,017 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182022— 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 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). "Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sault-ste-marie-on182022-1881/.