Cayuga S, Ontario (1871 census)
Cayuga S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 972. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.889°N, 79.759°W.
Population
In 1871, Cayuga S had a population of 972: 490 male and 482 female residents. Population density was 40.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,013 |
| 1861 | 938 |
| 1871 | 972 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 925 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cayuga S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 482 |
| Number of males | 490 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 305 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 972 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 317 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 331 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 648 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 159 |
| Number of occupied houses | 159 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 11,874 |
| BWT BU | 328 |
| CRN BU | 2,951 |
| HAY AC | 1,928 |
| HAY TONS | 2,441 |
| OAT BU | 14,626 |
| PEA BU | 4,534 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 4,150 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Total area (acres) | 13,728 |
| WHT SP BU | 893 |
| WHT WTR BU | 16,129 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,438 |
| AREA | 13,728 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| CD | 17 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| FEMALE | 482 |
| GRA BU | 1,220 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 159 |
| INHABITED | 159 |
| MALE | 490 |
| MARRIED F | 152 |
| MARRIED M | 153 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 305 |
| POPULATION | 972 |
| ROOT BU | 628 |
| SINGLE F | 317 |
| SINGLE M | 331 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 648 |
| TUR BU | 60 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 13 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON094002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-s-on017003-1871/.