Sunnidale, Ontario (1851 census)
Sunnidale was a census subdivision in 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 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 116 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 203 total population, 116 males, Male members of the family who are present: 100, 87 females, 84 single males, Female members of the family who are present: 83, 57 single females, 32 families, 27 married females, 27 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 16, 8 females attending school, 5 widowed males, Females present who are not members of the family: 4, 4 males attending school, Male members of the family who are present: 3, 3 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 2, 2 female births, 1 male births. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 18 single males aged 10 to 15, 18 single males aged 20 to 30, 15 females aged 5 to 10, 14 males aged 5 to 10, 14 single females aged 15 to 20, 13 single males aged 15 to 20, 10 married females aged 20 to 30, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 7 married males aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 40 to 50, 6 married males aged 20 to 30, 6 single females aged 20 to 30, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 5 males under age 1, 5 married females aged 30 to 40, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 females aged 2 to 3, 4 females under age 1, 4 males aged 1 to 2, 4 males aged 2 to 3, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 40 to 50, 4 single females aged 10 to 15, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 females aged 1 to 2, 3 females aged 4 to 5, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 males aged 4 to 5, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 105 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 54 persons originating in Scotland, 32 persons originating in Ireland, 6 persons originating in England or Wales, 5 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 3,680 acres of land in farms, 3,138 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,032 pounds of homemade butter, 2,176 bushels of potatoes, 1,680 bushels of oats, 1,351 bushels of wheat, 672 pounds of wool produced on farms, 550 bushels of peas, 542 acres of farmland under cultivation, 462 acres of farmland under crops, 300 bushels of turnips, 295 sheep, 264 pounds of maple sugar, 191 swine, 147 acres of wheat, 95 bulls, oxen, or steers, 95 tons of hay, 78 calves and heifers, 77 milk cows, 75 barrels of pork, 73 acres of farmland in pasture, 61 acres of oats, 54 bushels of corn, 48 acres of peas, 40 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 37 barrels of beef, 32 occupants of farms, 31 horses, 30 acres of potatoes, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 bushels of barley, 17 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 7 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 7 bushels of buckwheat, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of corn, 3 pounds of hops, 2 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of barley, 1 acres of buckwheat, 1 bushels of beans, 1 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 8,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 1,860 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 326 yards of flannel, 250 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 75 yards of fulled cloth, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
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/.