Sunnidale, Ontario (1851 census)
Sunnidale was a census subdivision in Simcoe County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 203. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.399°N, 79.986°W.
Population
In 1851, Sunnidale had a population of 203: 116 male and 87 female residents. Population density was 2.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 203 |
| 1861 | 985 |
| 1871 | 1,991 |
| 1881 | 2,802 |
| 1891 | 2,772 |
| 1901 | 2,367 |
| 1911 | 2,175 |
| 1921 | 2,070 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Sunnidale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 241 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C10 FAM NO | 32 |
| Female members of the family who are absent | 2 |
| Female members of the family who are present | 83 |
| Females present who are not members of the family | 4 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 100 |
| Male members of the family who are present | 3 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 16 |
| Number of families | 32 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 2 |
| Number of females | 87 |
| Number of females attending school | 8 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 1 |
| Number of males | 116 |
| Number of males attending school | 4 |
| Number of married females | 27 |
| Number of married males | 27 |
| Number of single females | 57 |
| Number of single males | 84 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| POP | 203 |
| POP FX N.1 | 87 |
| POP MX N.1 | 116 |
| POP XX N.1 | 203 |
| Total population | 203 |
Age structure (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 4 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 3 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 4 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 3 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 15 |
| Number of females under age 1 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 4 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 5 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 14 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 10 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 14 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 13 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 18 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 105 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 6 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 32 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 54 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1 |
| Acres of buckwheat | 1 |
| Acres of corn | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 7 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 73 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,138 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 462 |
| Acres of farmland under cultivation | 542 |
| Acres of land in farms | 3,680 |
| Acres of oats | 61 |
| Acres of peas | 48 |
| Acres of potatoes | 30 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 147 |
| BAR AC | 1 |
| BAR BU | 18 |
| Barrels of beef produced in the past year | 37 |
| Barrels of pork produced in the past year | 75 |
| BEEF BAR | 37 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,680 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 550 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,176 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of wheat produced in the past year | 1,351 |
| BWT AC | 1 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN AC | 3 |
| CRN BU | 54 |
| HAY TONS | 95 |
| Number of bulls, oxen, or steers | 95 |
| Number of calves and heifers | 78 |
| Number of horses | 31 |
| Number of milk cows | 77 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 2 |
| Number of sheep | 295 |
| Number of swine | 191 |
| OAT AC | 61 |
| OAT BU | 1,680 |
| PEA AC | 48 |
| PEA BU | 550 |
| PORK BAR | 75 |
| POT AC | 30 |
| POT BU | 2,176 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 40 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 3,032 |
| Pounds of hops produced in the past year | 3 |
| Pounds of maple sugar produced in the past year | 264 |
| Pounds of wool produced on farms in the past year | 672 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 95 |
| WHT AC | 147 |
| WHT BU | 1,351 |
| WOOL LBS | 672 |
Manufacturing & industry (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of carding and fulling mills | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills reporting | 1 |
| Number of carding and fulling mills returning capital | 250 |
| Number of employees in carding and fulling mills | 2 |
| Number of saw mills | 1 |
| Number of saw mills not reporting | 1 |
| Number of saw mills powered by water | 1 |
| Pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 8,000 |
| Yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills in the past year | 1,860 |
| Yards of flannel produced in the past year | 326 |
| Yards of fulled cloth produced in the past year | 75 |
Other recorded variables (102 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| B LBS | 3,032 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BOV | 95 |
| C H | 78 |
| C LBS | 40 |
| C01 SEX MALE | 116 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 87 |
| C03 TOTAL | 203 |
| C04 MEM OF FAM M | 100 |
| C05 MEM OF FAM F | 83 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 16 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 4 |
| C08 MEM OF FAM ABSENT M | 3 |
| C09 MEM OF FAM ABSENT F | 2 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 27 |
| C127 S MALE | 84 |
| C128 WID MALE | 5 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 116 |
| C13 BIRTHS F | 2 |
| C130 MD FEM | 27 |
| C131 S FEM | 57 |
| C132 WID FEM | 3 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 87 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 203 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 5 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 4 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 8 |
| C15 UNDER 1 F | 4 |
| C16 SM NO | 4 |
| C17 SM STEAM | 1 |
| C18 SM WATER | 3 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 4 |
| C19 SM NO YEAR | 3 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 3 |
| C20 SM FEET YEAR | 810,000 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 4 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 4 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 5 |
| C27 UNDER 4 F | 4 |
| C28 SM RETURNS NO | 3 |
| C29 SM RETURNS P | 1,750 |
| C30 SM EMPLOYED | 9 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C31 SM NO RETURNS | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 3 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 14 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 15 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 18 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 4 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 13 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 14 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 6 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 18 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 10 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 6 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 7 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 5 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 4 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 6 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 8 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 4 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| C95 BTWN 70 AND 80 F WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | Simcoe |
| CROP | 462 |
| CULT | 542 |
| ENG WLS | 6 |
| FC YRDS | 75 |
| FLAN YRDS | 326 |
| GARDEN | 7 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| HELD | 3,680 |
| HOP LBS | 3 |
| HORSE | 31 |
| IRE | 32 |
| LINE NO | 320 |
| M COWS | 77 |
| MPLS LBS | 264 |
| NOT FRN | 105 |
| O 10 TO 20 | 4 |
| O 100 TO 200 | 1 |
| O 20 TO 50 | 17 |
| O 50 TO 100 | 8 |
| O UNDR 10 | 2 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| PASTURE | 73 |
| SCOT | 54 |
| SHEEP | 295 |
| SWINE | 191 |
| TOT O | 32 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 300 |
| US | 5 |
| WOOD | 3,138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262940
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Sunnidale, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sunnidale-on035008-1851/.