Sullivan, Ontario (1871 census)
Sullivan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,151. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.381°N, 80.984°W.
Population
In 1871, Sullivan had a population of 3,151: 1,640 male and 1,511 female residents. Population density was 25.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 538 |
| 1861 | 1,736 |
| 1871 | 3,151 |
| 1881 | 4,143 |
| 1891 | 4,164 |
| 1901 | 3,697 |
| 1911 | 2,813 |
| 1921 | 2,356 |
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, Sullivan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 556 |
| Number of females | 1,511 |
| Number of males | 1,640 |
| Number of married females | 483 |
| Number of married males | 486 |
| Number of married persons | 969 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| Total population | 3,151 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 979 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,129 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,108 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 553 |
| Number of occupied houses | 554 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 7,755 |
| BWT BU | 5 |
| CRN BU | 86 |
| HAY AC | 3,783 |
| HAY TONS | 3,523 |
| OAT BU | 56,583 |
| PEA BU | 24,519 |
| POT AC | 392 |
| POT BU | 40,922 |
| RYE BU | 100 |
| Total area (acres) | 73,440 |
| WHT SP BU | 39,337 |
| WHT WTR BU | 963 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 4,096 |
| AREA | 73,440 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 37 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 556 |
| FEMALE | 1,511 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 554 |
| INHABITED | 553 |
| MALE | 1,640 |
| MARRIED F | 483 |
| MARRIED M | 486 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 969 |
| POPULATION | 3,151 |
| ROOT BU | 375 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 979 |
| SINGLE M | 1,129 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,108 |
| TUR BU | 57,685 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON037001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262936
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). "Sullivan, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sullivan-on037001-1871/.