ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv sˈɛnsəs ʌv ˈiːdʒɪpt ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd sˈækə æz ɐ nˈæhɪjə ˌʌndɚ ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv kˈæfɚɹ ˌɛl ʃˈeɪk ɪn ɡˈɑːɹbiə ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹˌeɪt; æt ðæt tˈaɪm, ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌvðə tˈaʊn wʌz nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi mˈɛn ænd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈɪmɪn.
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Sakha as a nahiyah under the district of Kafr El Sheikh in Gharbia Governorate; at that time, the population of the town was 950 (480 men and 470 women).