Cayuga N, Ontario (1921 census)
Cayuga N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.944°N, 79.818°W.
Population
In 1921, Cayuga N had a population of 1,423: 736 male and 687 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 2,109 |
| 1891 | 1,893 |
| 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Cayuga N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,423 total population, 736 males in the population, 687 females in the population, 669 males born in Canada, 634 females born in Canada, 46 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 29 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 24 females born outside the British Empire, 21 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 419 persons of British origin (English), 285 persons of British origin (Irish), 251 persons of German origin, 231 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 123 persons of Dutch origin, 53 persons of French origin, 12 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. 34 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 7 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 608 Methodists, 216 Presbyterians, 174 Baptists, 152 Roman Catholics, 105 Lutherans, 81 Anglicans (Church of England), 72 members of the Evangelical Association, 7 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Disciples of Christ, 3 Mennonites, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Mormons (Latter-day Saints). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115002_1911— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-n-on115002-1921/.