Sophiasburg, Ontario (1871 census)
Sophiasburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,702. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7562942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.094°N, 77.190°W.
Population
In 1871, Sophiasburg had a population of 2,702: 1,325 male and 1,377 female residents. Population density was 33.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,734 |
| 1861 | 2,857 |
| 1871 | 2,702 |
| 1881 | 2,646 |
| 1891 | 2,341 |
| 1901 | 2,095 |
| 1911 | 1,943 |
| 1921 | 1,847 |
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, Sophiasburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 502 |
| Number of females | 1,377 |
| Number of males | 1,325 |
| Number of married females | 485 |
| Number of married males | 487 |
| Number of married persons | 972 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| Total population | 2,702 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 842 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 808 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,650 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 488 |
| Number of occupied houses | 488 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 49,613 |
| BWT BU | 8,605 |
| CRN BU | 24,537 |
| HAY AC | 4,333 |
| HAY TONS | 2,823 |
| OAT BU | 13,534 |
| PEA BU | 19,550 |
| POT AC | 291 |
| POT BU | 21,859 |
| RYE BU | 5,574 |
| Total area (acres) | 43,290 |
| WHT SP BU | 23,229 |
| WHT WTR BU | 315 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,669 |
| AREA | 43,290 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 406 |
| CD | 59 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 502 |
| FEMALE | 1,377 |
| GRA BU | 875 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 488 |
| INHABITED | 488 |
| MALE | 1,325 |
| MARRIED F | 485 |
| MARRIED M | 487 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 972 |
| POPULATION | 2,702 |
| ROOT BU | 2,131 |
| SINGLE F | 842 |
| SINGLE M | 808 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,650 |
| TUR BU | 2,339 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 50 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON059006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON140007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7562942
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophiasburgh_Township
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). "Sophiasburg, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sophiasburg-on059006-1871/.