Sebastopol, Ontario (1891 census)
Sebastopol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 710. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262787. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.415°N, 77.216°W.
Population
In 1891, Sebastopol had a population of 710: 382 male and 328 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Sebastopol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 710 total population, 382 males, 328 females, 202 married persons, 118 families, 103 married females, 99 married males, 25 widowed persons, 15 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 6 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 483 single persons under 18, 273 single males under 18, 210 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 708 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 118 houses, 118 houses built of wood, 118 occupied houses, 115 houses of 1 story, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 30 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 1 room, 13 houses of 5 rooms, 11 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 37,315 pounds of homemade butter, 22,283 acres of land in farms, 15,807 bushels of oats, 15,385 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 13,704 bushels of potatoes, 6,898 acres of improved land in farms, 5,725 bushels of peas, 5,406 acres of farmland under crops, 4,632 bushels of spring wheat, 3,050 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,788 bushels of turnips, 2,188 bushels of rye, 1,755 chickens, 1,531 acres of hay crops, 1,431 acres of farmland in pasture, 937 sheep, 935 tons of hay, 918 acres of oats, 707 other cattle, 445 acres of wheat, 431 milk cows, 416 sheep slaughtered or sold, 410 swine, 403 swine slaughtered or sold, 294 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 239 bushels of barley, 205 cattle killed or sold, 164 horses aged over 3 years, 147 geese, 139 bushels of corn, 126 occupants of farms, 122 bushels of buckwheat, 122 farm occupants who own their land, 111 acres of potatoes, 107 bushels of beans, 92 horses aged 3 years and under, 83 turkeys, 61 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 49 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 28 acres of turnips, 24 bushels of winter wheat, 14 acres of barley, 12 ducks, 12 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 oxen, 3 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115016— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sebastopol-on115016-1891/.