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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 650 total population, 332 males, 318 females, 184 married persons, 100 families, 93 married females, 91 married males, 20 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 446 single persons under 18, 232 single males under 18, 214 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 100 occupied houses, 98 inhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 47,863 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.