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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,293 total population, 2,203 males, 2,090 females, 1,219 married persons, 748 families, 611 married males, 608 married females, 146 widowed persons, 101 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,928 single persons under 18, 1,547 single males under 18, 1,381 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 744 inhabited houses, 744 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 168,117 bushels of turnips, 108,063 bushels of oats, 72,092 bushels of spring wheat, 56,973 bushels of peas and beans, 46,355 bushels of potatoes, 40,904 bushels of winter wheat, 23,537 bushels of barley, 9,143 acres of wheat, 8,226 tons of hay, 7,577 acres of hay crops, 6,654 bushels of other root crops, 445 acres of potatoes, 336 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 277 bushels of buckwheat, 194 bushels of corn, 124 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John McDougall | 1842–1917 | born here |
| James Conmee | 1848–1913 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,293 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.