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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q136480718. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,574 |
| 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 5,264 total population, 2,686 males, 2,578 females, 1,833 married persons, 1,001 families, 920 married females, 913 married males, 203 widowed persons, 145 widowed females, 58 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 3,228 single persons under 18, 1,715 single males under 18, 1,513 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 974 occupied houses, 973 inhabited houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 71,469 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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: Q136480718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Township,_Ontario
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/.