Sombra, Ontario (1881 census)
Sombra was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,601. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262866. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.695°N, 82.365°W.
Population
In 1881, Sombra had a population of 4,601: 2,454 male and 2,147 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 738 |
| 1871 | 3,397 |
| 1881 | 4,601 |
| 1891 | 4,207 |
| 1921 | 3,274 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Sombra, 1891 (66.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sombra 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 4,601 total population, 2,454 males, 2,147 females, 1,447 married persons, 903 families, 725 married males, 722 married females, 191 widowed persons, 120 widowed females, 71 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,963 single persons under 18, 1,658 single males under 18, 1,305 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 884 inhabited houses, 884 occupied houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 16 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 90,218 bushels of oats, 73,793 bushels of winter wheat, 32,645 bushels of potatoes, 31,845 bushels of barley, 27,605 bushels of corn, 8,368 acres of wheat, 6,006 bushels of spring wheat, 3,821 tons of hay, 3,324 bushels of other root crops, 3,080 bushels of peas and beans, 2,946 acres of hay crops, 1,456 bushels of turnips, 544 acres of potatoes, 524 bushels of buckwheat, 212 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 154 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,601 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:
ON178006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122009_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262866
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). "Sombra, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sombra-on178006-1881/.