Sebastopol, Ontario (1881 census)
Sebastopol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 626. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.415°N, 77.216°W.
Population
In 1881, Sebastopol had a population of 626: 315 male and 311 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sebastopol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 626 total population, 315 males, 311 females, 176 married persons, 97 families, 88 married females, 88 married males, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 10 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 428 single persons under 18, 215 single males under 18, 213 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 95 inhabited houses, 95 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,390 bushels of potatoes, 9,551 bushels of oats, 5,006 bushels of spring wheat, 3,100 bushels of turnips, 2,889 bushels of rye, 2,747 bushels of peas and beans, 1,148 acres of hay crops, 682 tons of hay, 650 bushels of corn, 510 bushels of barley, 436 acres of wheat, 310 bushels of winter wheat, 208 bushels of buckwheat, 119 bushels of other root crops, 106 acres of potatoes, 17 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 627 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:
ON113014— 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 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). "Sebastopol, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sebastopol-on113014-1881/.