Sullivan, Ontario (1881 census)
Sullivan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,143. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262936. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.381°N, 80.984°W.
Population
In 1881, Sullivan had a population of 4,143: 2,123 male and 2,020 female residents. Population density was 33.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Sullivan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 742 |
| Number of families | 742 |
| Number of females | 2,020 |
| Number of males | 2,123 |
| Number of married females | 617 |
| Number of married males | 616 |
| Number of married persons | 1,233 |
| Number of widowed females | 64 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 108 |
| POP TOT | 4,143 |
| Total population | 4,143 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,339 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,463 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,802 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 742 |
| Number of occupied houses | 742 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,678 |
| Acres of potatoes | 408 |
| Acres of wheat | 6,860 |
| BAR BU | 12,467 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,467 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 105,450 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,291 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 52,483 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 45,739 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 20,002 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 61,466 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 72,032 |
| BWT BU | 27 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 6,678 |
| HAY TONS | 7,022 |
| OAT BU | 105,450 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 52,483 |
| POT AC | 408 |
| POT BU | 45,739 |
| RYE BU | 107 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,022 |
| WHT AC | 6,860 |
| WHT SP BU | 20,002 |
| WHT WTR BU | 72,032 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,339 |
| C UNMD M | 1,463 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,802 |
| D OCC | 742 |
| FEMALE | 2,020 |
| GRA BU | 254 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 742 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 2,123 |
| MD F | 617 |
| MD M | 616 |
| MD TOT | 1,233 |
| NUMBER CD | 156 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,291 |
| TUR BU | 61,466 |
| WID F | 64 |
| WID M | 44 |
| WID TOT | 108 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON156004— 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 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). "Sullivan, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sullivan-on156004-1881/.