Sophiasburg, Ontario (1881 census)
Sophiasburg was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,646. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7562942. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.094°N, 77.190°W.
Population
In 1881, Sophiasburg had a population of 2,646: 1,318 male and 1,328 female residents.
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).
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 Sophiasburg, 1891 (79.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sophiasburg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,646 total population, 1,328 females, 1,318 males, 1,035 married persons, 564 families, 519 married males, 516 married females, 94 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 30 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,517 single persons under 18, 769 single males under 18, 748 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 543 occupied houses, 538 inhabited houses, 32 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 157,902 bushels of barley, 81,949 bushels of corn, 39,159 bushels of oats, 30,235 bushels of potatoes, 11,639 bushels of rye, 7,906 bushels of peas and beans, 6,167 bushels of spring wheat, 5,115 bushels of winter wheat, 4,452 bushels of buckwheat, 3,448 acres of hay crops, 3,405 tons of hay, 2,468 bushels of other root crops, 1,404 acres of wheat, 590 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 467 bushels of turnips, 302 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,646 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:
ON119008— 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 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). "Sophiasburg, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sophiasburg-on119008-1881/.