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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,143 total population, 2,123 males, 2,020 females, 1,233 married persons, 742 families, 617 married females, 616 married males, 108 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 44 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,802 single persons under 18, 1,463 single males under 18, 1,339 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 742 inhabited houses, 742 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 105,450 bushels of oats, 72,032 bushels of winter wheat, 61,466 bushels of turnips, 52,483 bushels of peas and beans, 45,739 bushels of potatoes, 20,002 bushels of spring wheat, 12,467 bushels of barley, 7,022 tons of hay, 6,860 acres of wheat, 6,678 acres of hay crops, 5,291 bushels of other root crops, 408 acres of potatoes, 254 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 107 bushels of rye, 31 bushels of corn, 27 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Helen Letitia Mooney | 1873–1951 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,144 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:
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/.