Cayuga, North, Ontario (1861 census)
Cayuga, North was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,919. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.944°N, 79.818°W.
Population
In 1861, Cayuga, North had a population of 2,919: 1,577 male and 1,342 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 824 |
| 1861 | 2,919 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cayuga, VL, 1871 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Cayuga, North shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,919 total population, 1,577 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,386, 1,342 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,226, 1,094 single males, 1,030 single females, 451 married males, 315 males attending school, 269 females attending school, 264 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 191, Females present who are not members of the family: 116, 60 male births, 54 female births, 49 adult males unable to read or write, 48 widowed females, 35 adult females unable to read or write, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 201 single males aged 10 to 15, 185 males aged 5 to 10, 178 single females aged 10 to 15, 173 single males aged 15 to 20, 170 single males aged 20 to 30, 161 single females aged 15 to 20, 157 females aged 5 to 10, 136 married males aged 30 to 40, 135 single females aged 20 to 30, 120 married males aged 40 to 50, 89 married females aged 30 to 40, 86 married males aged 20 to 30, 85 married females aged 20 to 30, 76 single females aged 30 to 40, 68 married males aged 50 to 60, 62 females aged 1 to 2, 57 males aged 3 to 4, 54 married females aged 40 to 50, 53 males aged 1 to 2, 53 males aged 2 to 3, 52 females age 3 to 4, 49 females aged 2 to 3, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 40 single females aged 40 to 50, 39 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 females aged 4 to 5, 31 single males aged 40 to 50, 29 married males aged 60 to 70, 21 single females aged 50 to 60, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 single males aged 50 to 60, 13 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 8 single males aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 6 married females aged 15 to 20, 5 single females aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,920 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 339 persons originating in Ireland, 259 persons originating in England or Wales, 151 persons originating in the United States, 117 persons originating in Scotland, 73 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 29 persons originating in New Brunswick, 13 persons originating in France, 8 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 2 persons originating in the West Indies. 2 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $565,910 value farms (dollars), $94,525 value all livestock, 51,834 pounds of homemade butter, 48,545 bushels of oats, $35,885 value horses aged over 3 years, 30,308 acres of land in farms, 27,404 bushels of spring wheat, $26,920 value farm implements in dollars, 26,622 bushels of peas, 23,266 bushels of potatoes, 16,272 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,191 bushels of barley, 14,036 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,144 acres of farmland under crops, 6,580 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,032 bushels of winter wheat, 4,658 bushels of buckwheat, 3,917 pounds of maple sugar, 3,673 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,125 bushels of corn, $3,040 value garden and orchard crops, 2,972 tons of hay, 2,952 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,428 sheep, 2,185 swine, 1,902 acres of spring wheat, 1,558 acres of oats, 1,415 acres of peas, 1,090 calves and heifers, 950 pounds of flax or hemp, 852 milk cows, 851 barrels of pork, 830 bushels of turnips, 814 bushels of rye, 709 acres of winter wheat, 680 acres of barley, 628 horses aged over 3 years, 565 bushels of carrots, 370 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 326 occupants of farms, 320 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 280 gallons of cider, 255 acres of buckwheat, 219 acres of farmland in gardens, 218 bulls, oxen, or steers, 216 acres of potatoes, 208 horses aged 3 years and under, 151 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 117 bushels of beans, 91 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 87 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 82 acres of rye, 76 barrels of beef, 54 acres of corn, 51 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 39 pounds of hops, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,454 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 3,139 yards of flannel, 964 yards of fulled cloth, $900 value carriages for hire (dollars), 107 carriages for pleasure, 12 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 32 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 15, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON076002— 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 1861 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, North, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-north-on076002-1861/.