Sunnidale, Ontario (1871 census)
Sunnidale was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,991. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.399°N, 79.986°W.
Population
In 1871, Sunnidale had a population of 1,991: 1,070 male and 921 female residents. Population density was 21.1 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Sunnidale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 332 |
| Number of females | 921 |
| Number of males | 1,070 |
| Number of married females | 325 |
| Number of married males | 324 |
| Number of married persons | 649 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| Total population | 1,991 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 733 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,309 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 332 |
| Number of occupied houses | 332 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 4,467 |
| CRN BU | 149 |
| HAY AC | 1,876 |
| HAY TONS | 2,292 |
| OAT BU | 23,348 |
| PEA BU | 6,782 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 20,229 |
| Total area (acres) | 56,300 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,721 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,800 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,712 |
| AREA | 56,300 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 42 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 332 |
| FEMALE | 921 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 332 |
| INHABITED | 332 |
| MALE | 1,070 |
| MARRIED F | 325 |
| MARRIED M | 324 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 649 |
| POPULATION | 1,991 |
| ROOT BU | 1,277 |
| SINGLE F | 576 |
| SINGLE M | 733 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,309 |
| TUR BU | 8,167 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042003— 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 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). "Sunnidale, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sunnidale-on042003-1871/.