Sebastopol, Ontario (1871 census)
Sebastopol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 650. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.415°N, 77.216°W.
Population
In 1871, Sebastopol had a population of 650: 332 male and 318 female residents. Population density was 8.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 650 |
| 1881 | 626 |
| 1891 | 710 |
| 1901 | 731 |
| 1911 | 592 |
| 1921 | 462 |
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 Sebastopol and Griffith, 1861 (47.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sebastopol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 100 |
| Number of females | 318 |
| Number of males | 332 |
| Number of married females | 93 |
| Number of married males | 91 |
| Number of married persons | 184 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| Total population | 650 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 214 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 446 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 98 |
| Number of occupied houses | 100 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 319 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 55 |
| HAY AC | 930 |
| HAY TONS | 636 |
| OAT BU | 4,661 |
| PEA BU | 714 |
| POT AC | 141 |
| POT BU | 13,429 |
| RYE BU | 750 |
| Total area (acres) | 47,863 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,767 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 286 |
| AREA | 47,863 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 81 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 100 |
| FEMALE | 318 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 100 |
| INHABITED | 98 |
| MALE | 332 |
| MARRIED F | 93 |
| MARRIED M | 91 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 184 |
| POPULATION | 650 |
| ROOT BU | 542 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 214 |
| SINGLE M | 232 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 446 |
| TUR BU | 2,831 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 11 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON142029— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262787
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). "Sebastopol, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sebastopol-on081006-1871/.