Sunnidale, Ontario (1881 census)
Sunnidale was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,802. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262940. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.399°N, 79.986°W.
Population
In 1881, Sunnidale had a population of 2,802: 1,443 male and 1,359 female residents. Population density was 29.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Sunnidale shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 483 |
| Number of families | 483 |
| Number of females | 1,359 |
| Number of males | 1,443 |
| Number of married females | 450 |
| Number of married males | 439 |
| Number of married persons | 889 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 2,802 |
| Total population | 2,802 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 882 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 987 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,869 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 474 |
| Number of occupied houses | 474 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,610 |
| Acres of potatoes | 428 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,432 |
| BAR BU | 6,927 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,927 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 443 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,755 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,243 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 25,686 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,219 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,208 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,966 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 31,053 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 39,888 |
| BWT BU | 144 |
| CRN BU | 443 |
| HAY AC | 3,610 |
| HAY TONS | 4,436 |
| OAT BU | 40,755 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 25,686 |
| POT AC | 428 |
| POT BU | 43,219 |
| RYE BU | 1,208 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,436 |
| WHT AC | 3,432 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,966 |
| WHT WTR BU | 39,888 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 882 |
| C UNMD M | 987 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,869 |
| D OCC | 474 |
| FEMALE | 1,359 |
| GRA BU | 228 |
| H INHAB | 474 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 1,443 |
| MD F | 450 |
| MD M | 439 |
| MD TOT | 889 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,243 |
| TUR BU | 31,053 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139004— 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 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). "Sunnidale, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sunnidale-on139004-1881/.