Sunnidale, Ontario (1891 census)
Sunnidale was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,772. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.399°N, 79.986°W.
Population
In 1891, Sunnidale had a population of 2,772: 1,472 male and 1,300 female residents. Population density was 29.4 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Sunnidale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 501 |
| Number of families | 501 |
| Number of females | 1,300 |
| Number of males | 1,472 |
| Number of married females | 430 |
| Number of married males | 429 |
| Number of married persons | 859 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP F | 1,300 |
| POP M | 1,472 |
| POP TOT | 2,772 |
| Total population | 2,772 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 826 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,007 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,833 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 58 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,715 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 497 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 474 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 247 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 250 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 181 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 501 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,518 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 422 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,402 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 16,857 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,682 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,196 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,506 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,363 |
| Acres of oats | 3,717 |
| Acres of potatoes | 390 |
| Acres of turnips | 205 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,686 |
| BAR AC | 1,518 |
| BAR BU | 28,969 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 28,969 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,352 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,195 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 746 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 82,369 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 45,332 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,754 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,667 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,099 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 69,652 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 62,273 |
| BWT BU | 1,352 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 5 |
| CRN BU | 746 |
| HAY AC | 5,196 |
| HAY TONS | 7,018 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,016 |
| Number of chickens | 12,147 |
| Number of ducks | 238 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 349 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 150 |
| Number of geese | 489 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 428 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,004 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,394 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 500 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,040 |
| Number of other fowl | 76 |
| Number of oxen | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 112 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 168 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 105 |
| Number of sheep | 2,616 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,537 |
| Number of swine | 2,318 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,313 |
| Number of turkeys | 208 |
| OAT AC | 3,717 |
| OAT BU | 82,369 |
| PEA BU | 45,332 |
| POT AC | 390 |
| POT BU | 37,754 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 450 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12,587 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,522 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 127,687 |
| RYE BU | 1,667 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,018 |
| WHT AC | 4,686 |
| WHT FALL BU | 62,273 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,099 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 87 |
| A 11 50 | 112 |
| A 201 PL | 28 |
| A 51 100 | 168 |
| BEN BU | 60 |
| BUTTER LB | 127,687 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,016 |
| CHEESE LB | 450 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 826 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,007 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,833 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12,587 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 428 |
| DUCKS | 238 |
| FAMILIES | 501 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,522 |
| FRN CA | 58 |
| GEESE | 489 |
| GRA BU | 1,195 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,147 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,004 |
| HOUSES | 497 |
| HOUSES B | 23 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 85 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 247 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 181 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 69 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 250 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 29 |
| HOUSES W | 474 |
| INF 11 A | 105 |
| MD FEM | 430 |
| MD MALE | 429 |
| MD TOT | 859 |
| MILK COWS | 1,394 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, North-Nord |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 150 |
| OC P | 349 |
| OC TOT | 500 |
| OTHER FOWL | 76 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,040 |
| OTHERS | 2,714 |
| SHEEP | 2,616 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,537 |
| SILOS | 5 |
| SUP AM | 28,506 |
| SUP FOR | 16,857 |
| SUP JV | 422 |
| SUP PAT | 3,402 |
| SUP SC | 24,682 |
| SUP TOT | 45,363 |
| SWINE | 2,318 |
| SWINE KS | 2,313 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 501 |
| TUR AC | 205 |
| TUR BU | 69,652 |
| TURKEY | 208 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
| WORKING OX | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON118007— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sunnidale-on118007-1891/.