Sheffield, Ontario (1881 census)
Sheffield was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,591. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.539°N, 77.010°W.
Population
In 1881, Sheffield had a population of 2,591: 1,336 male and 1,255 female residents. Population density was 18.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,792 |
| 1861 | 2,925 |
| 1871 | 2,615 |
| 1881 | 2,591 |
| 1891 | 2,355 |
| 1901 | 2,280 |
| 1911 | 1,879 |
| 1921 | 1,600 |
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, Sheffield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 508 |
| Number of families | 508 |
| Number of females | 1,255 |
| Number of males | 1,336 |
| Number of married females | 425 |
| Number of married males | 419 |
| Number of married persons | 844 |
| Number of widowed females | 66 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP TOT | 2,591 |
| Total population | 2,591 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 764 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 890 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,654 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 504 |
| Number of occupied houses | 504 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,292 |
| Acres of potatoes | 526 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,649 |
| BAR BU | 43,697 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 43,697 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,608 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,468 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,065 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16,906 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 40,282 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 34,941 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,968 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 955 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 6,213 |
| BWT BU | 1,608 |
| CRN BU | 8,468 |
| HAY AC | 1,292 |
| HAY TONS | 1,352 |
| OAT BU | 33,065 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16,906 |
| POT AC | 526 |
| POT BU | 40,282 |
| RYE BU | 34,941 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,352 |
| WHT AC | 1,649 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,968 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6,213 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 764 |
| C UNMD M | 890 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,654 |
| D OCC | 504 |
| FEMALE | 1,255 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 504 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 1,336 |
| MD F | 425 |
| MD M | 419 |
| MD TOT | 844 |
| NUMBER CD | 118 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 450 |
| TUR BU | 955 |
| WID F | 66 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON101008— 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). "Sheffield, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sheffield-on118004-1881/.