Sidney, Ontario (1871 census)
Sidney was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 5,264. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.208°N, 77.521°W.
Population
In 1871, Sidney had a population of 5,264: 2,686 male and 2,578 female residents. Population density was 43.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,574 |
| 1861 | 5,082 |
| 1871 | 5,264 |
| 1881 | 4,842 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Sidney 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 | 1,001 |
| Number of females | 2,578 |
| Number of males | 2,686 |
| Number of married females | 920 |
| Number of married males | 913 |
| Number of married persons | 1,833 |
| Number of widowed females | 145 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 203 |
| Total population | 5,264 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,513 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,715 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,228 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 973 |
| Number of occupied houses | 974 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 55,136 |
| BWT BU | 19,484 |
| CRN BU | 20,721 |
| HAY AC | 9,024 |
| HAY TONS | 8,467 |
| OAT BU | 63,248 |
| PEA BU | 45,425 |
| POT AC | 835 |
| POT BU | 97,735 |
| RYE BU | 13,983 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,469 |
| WHT SP BU | 30,804 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3,349 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,258 |
| AREA | 71,469 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 528 |
| CD | 60 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 1,001 |
| FEMALE | 2,578 |
| GRA BU | 2,095 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 974 |
| INHABITED | 973 |
| MALE | 2,686 |
| MARRIED F | 920 |
| MARRIED M | 913 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,833 |
| POPULATION | 5,264 |
| ROOT BU | 5,105 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 1,513 |
| SINGLE M | 1,715 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 3,228 |
| TUR BU | 14,135 |
| UNINHABITED | 32 |
| WIDOWED F | 145 |
| WIDOWED M | 58 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 203 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON060001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121001— 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 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). "Sidney, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sidney-on060001-1871/.