Cayuga S, Ontario (1851 census)
Cayuga S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.889°N, 79.759°W.
Population
In 1851, Cayuga S had a population of 2,013: 1,108 male and 905 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,013 |
| 1861 | 938 |
| 1871 | 972 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1911 | 717 |
| 1921 | 591 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Cayuga S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,013 total population, 1,108 males, 905 females, Male members of the family who are present: 896, Female members of the family who are present: 823, 767 single males, 563 single females, 348 families, 322 married males, 314 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 212, 184 females attending school, 153 males attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 82, 33 male births, 29 female births, 28 widowed females, 19 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 9, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 181 single males aged 20 to 30, 143 females aged 5 to 10, 138 married females aged 20 to 30, 137 males aged 5 to 10, 119 single females aged 10 to 15, 115 married males aged 30 to 40, 112 single males aged 15 to 20, 107 single males aged 10 to 15, 97 married males aged 20 to 30, 89 married females aged 30 to 40, 82 single females aged 15 to 20, 72 married males aged 40 to 50, 49 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 males aged 1 to 2, 38 females age 3 to 4, 38 females aged 1 to 2, 35 single males aged 30 to 40, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 34 females under age 1, 34 males aged 2 to 3, 32 females aged 2 to 3, 32 males aged 3 to 4, 32 males under age 1, 32 single females aged 20 to 30, 31 males aged 4 to 5, 21 married males aged 50 to 60, 17 married females aged 50 to 60, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 males of unknown age, 4 females of unknown age, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,201 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 282 persons originating in Ireland, 204 persons originating in England or Wales, 157 persons originating in the United States, 123 negroes or coloured persons, 99 persons originating in Scotland, 63 male negroes or coloured persons, 57 female negroes or coloured persons, 39 Indigenous persons, 29 persons originating in New Brunswick, 22 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 21 Indigenous males, 18 Indigenous females, 8 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 25,402 bushels of wheat, 21,640 acres of land in farms, 18,165 pounds of homemade butter, 15,671 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,178 bushels of oats, 5,969 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,612 bushels of potatoes, 3,676 acres of farmland under crops, 2,213 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,005 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,995 bushels of corn, 1,394 acres of wheat, 1,333 bushels of peas, 1,190 tons of hay, 1,127 swine, 921 pounds of maple sugar, 801 bushels of buckwheat, 781 sheep, 540 acres of oats, 398 barrels of pork, 398 milk cows, 394 bulls, oxen, or steers, 371 calves and heifers, 360 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 312 horses, 277 bushels of turnips, 255 bushels of barley, 225 occupants of farms, 135 barrels of beef, 117 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 90 acres of peas, 80 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 acres of corn, 55 acres of potatoes, 52 acres of buckwheat, 41 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 37 bushels of beans, 35 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 32 bushels of carrots, 24 bushels of rye, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 acres of barley, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 acres of rye, 3 acres of turnips. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $2,250 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 529 yards of flannel, 428 yards of fulled cloth, 12 employees in saw mills, 3 saw mills, 3 saw mills reporting annual production, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills powered by steam. 1,300,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 6, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115003_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 1851 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 S, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-s-on013002-1851/.