Sydenham, Ontario (1881 census)
Sydenham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,293. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7659765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.578°N, 80.810°W.
Population
In 1881, Sydenham had a population of 4,293: 2,203 male and 2,090 female residents. Population density was 34.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,432 |
| 1861 | 3,021 |
| 1871 | 4,011 |
| 1881 | 4,293 |
| 1891 | 3,903 |
| 1901 | 3,406 |
| 1911 | 3,037 |
| 1921 | 2,610 |
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, Sydenham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 748 |
| Number of families | 748 |
| Number of females | 2,090 |
| Number of males | 2,203 |
| Number of married females | 608 |
| Number of married males | 611 |
| Number of married persons | 1,219 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 146 |
| POP TOT | 4,293 |
| Total population | 4,293 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,381 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,547 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,928 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 744 |
| Number of occupied houses | 744 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,577 |
| Acres of potatoes | 445 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,143 |
| BAR BU | 23,537 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23,537 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 194 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 108,063 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,654 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 56,973 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,355 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 72,092 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 168,117 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 40,904 |
| BWT BU | 277 |
| CRN BU | 194 |
| HAY AC | 7,577 |
| HAY TONS | 8,226 |
| OAT BU | 108,063 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 56,973 |
| POT AC | 445 |
| POT BU | 46,355 |
| RYE BU | 124 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,226 |
| WHT AC | 9,143 |
| WHT SP BU | 72,092 |
| WHT WTR BU | 40,904 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,381 |
| C UNMD M | 1,547 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,928 |
| D OCC | 744 |
| FEMALE | 2,090 |
| GRA BU | 336 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 744 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 2,203 |
| MD F | 608 |
| MD M | 611 |
| MD TOT | 1,219 |
| NUMBER CD | 156 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,654 |
| TUR BU | 168,117 |
| WID F | 101 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 146 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON156002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7659765
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydenham,_Grey_County,_Ontario
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). "Sydenham, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/sydenham-on156002-1881/.