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 density was 32.7 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).
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 564 |
| Number of families | 564 |
| Number of females | 1,328 |
| Number of males | 1,318 |
| Number of married females | 516 |
| Number of married males | 519 |
| Number of married persons | 1,035 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP TOT | 2,646 |
| Total population | 2,646 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 748 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 769 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,517 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 538 |
| Number of occupied houses | 543 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,448 |
| Acres of potatoes | 302 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,404 |
| BAR BU | 157,902 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 157,902 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,452 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 590 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 81,949 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,159 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,468 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,906 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,235 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11,639 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,167 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,115 |
| BWT BU | 4,452 |
| CRN BU | 81,949 |
| HAY AC | 3,448 |
| HAY TONS | 3,405 |
| OAT BU | 39,159 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,906 |
| POT AC | 302 |
| POT BU | 30,235 |
| RYE BU | 11,639 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,405 |
| WHT AC | 1,404 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,167 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,115 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 748 |
| C UNMD M | 769 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,517 |
| D OCC | 543 |
| FEMALE | 1,328 |
| GRA BU | 590 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 538 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 1,318 |
| MD F | 516 |
| MD M | 519 |
| MD TOT | 1,035 |
| NUMBER CD | 119 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,468 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| TUR BU | 467 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
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/.