Cayuga N, Ontario (1891 census)
Cayuga N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.944°N, 79.818°W.
Population
In 1891, Cayuga N had a population of 1,893: 991 male and 902 female residents. Population density was 31.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 824 |
| 1861 | 2,919 |
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 2,109 |
| 1891 | 1,893 |
| 1901 | 1,657 |
| 1911 | 1,515 |
| 1921 | 1,423 |
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, Cayuga N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 378 |
| Number of families | 378 |
| Number of females | 902 |
| Number of males | 991 |
| Number of married females | 320 |
| Number of married males | 320 |
| Number of married persons | 640 |
| Number of widowed females | 56 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 83 |
| POP F | 902 |
| POP M | 991 |
| POP TOT | 1,893 |
| Total population | 1,893 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 526 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 644 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,170 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,893 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 370 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 50 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 314 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 65 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 305 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 229 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 370 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 706 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 612 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 928 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,545 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 23,025 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,141 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,565 |
| Acres of land in farms | 32,110 |
| Acres of oats | 2,483 |
| Acres of potatoes | 88 |
| Acres of turnips | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,072 |
| BAR AC | 706 |
| BAR BU | 8,197 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,197 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 570 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,955 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 950 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,028 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 27,844 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,266 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,839 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,922 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 49,323 |
| BWT BU | 570 |
| CRN BU | 950 |
| HAY AC | 6,141 |
| HAY TONS | 10,266 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 723 |
| Number of chickens | 13,256 |
| Number of ducks | 619 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 297 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 59 |
| Number of geese | 771 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 388 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 838 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,253 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 356 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,005 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 115 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 70 |
| Number of sheep | 2,315 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,030 |
| Number of swine | 2,706 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,057 |
| Number of turkeys | 603 |
| OAT AC | 2,483 |
| OAT BU | 47,028 |
| PEA BU | 27,844 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 5,266 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 150 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 8,525 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,540 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 152,196 |
| RYE BU | 370 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,266 |
| WHT AC | 4,072 |
| WHT FALL BU | 49,323 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,839 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 103 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 15 |
| A 51 100 | 115 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| BUTTER LB | 152,196 |
| CATTLE KS | 723 |
| CHEESE LB | 150 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 526 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 644 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,170 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 8,525 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 388 |
| DUCKS | 619 |
| FAMILIES | 378 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,540 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 771 |
| GRA BU | 1,955 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,256 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 838 |
| HOUSES | 370 |
| HOUSES B | 50 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 229 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 314 |
| INF 11 A | 70 |
| MD FEM | 320 |
| MD MALE | 320 |
| MD TOT | 640 |
| MILK COWS | 1,253 |
| NAME CD | Haldimand |
| OC F | 59 |
| OC P | 297 |
| OC TOT | 356 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,005 |
| OTHERS | 1,893 |
| SHEEP | 2,315 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,030 |
| SUP AM | 24,565 |
| SUP FOR | 7,545 |
| SUP JV | 612 |
| SUP PAT | 928 |
| SUP SC | 23,025 |
| SUP TOT | 32,110 |
| SWINE | 2,706 |
| SWINE KS | 2,057 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 370 |
| TUR AC | 28 |
| TUR BU | 3,922 |
| TURKEY | 603 |
| WID FEM | 56 |
| WID MALE | 27 |
| WID TOT | 83 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Cayuga N, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-n-on070002-1891/.