Cayuga S, Ontario (1861 census)
Cayuga S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 938. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.889°N, 79.759°W.
Population
In 1861, Cayuga S had a population of 938: 459 male and 479 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Cayuga S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 938 total population, 479 females, 459 males, Female members of the family who are present: 455, Male members of the family who are present: 432, 341 single females, 321 single males, 137 females attending school, 134 married males, 131 married females, 126 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 27, Females present who are not members of the family: 24, 21 female births, 18 male births, 7 widowed females, 6 adult males unable to read or write, 4 widowed males, 1 adult females unable to read or write. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 74 females aged 5 to 10, 65 single males aged 10 to 15, 63 single females aged 10 to 15, 60 single females aged 15 to 20, 53 single males aged 15 to 20, 52 males aged 5 to 10, 44 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 single males aged 20 to 30, 41 married males aged 40 to 50, 38 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 33 married females aged 20 to 30, 29 married females aged 40 to 50, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 20 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 males aged 2 to 3, 18 females aged 1 to 2, 18 married males aged 20 to 30, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 17 males aged 3 to 4, 16 males aged 4 to 5, 16 married females aged 50 to 60, 15 females age 3 to 4, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed 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 733 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 89 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 45 persons originating in England or Wales, 30 persons originating in the United States, 24 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 5 French Canadians, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 Indigenous males, 1 persons originating in Switzerland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $339,080 value farms (dollars), $44,359 value all livestock, 32,791 pounds of homemade butter, $19,988 value horses aged over 3 years, 18,591 bushels of oats, 15,547 bushels of spring wheat, $13,622 value farm implements in dollars, 13,296 acres of land in farms, 13,154 bushels of peas, 12,663 bushels of potatoes, 9,842 bushels of barley, 9,275 pounds of maple sugar, 7,172 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,124 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,241 acres of farmland under crops, 5,029 bushels of turnips, 4,752 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,858 bushels of winter wheat, 3,424 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,890 bushels of buckwheat, 2,029 bushels of corn, $1,888 value garden and orchard crops, 1,713 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,401 sheep, 1,248 tons of hay, 1,189 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,147 gallons of cider, 1,071 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,070 bushels of rye, 936 acres of spring wheat, 849 bushels of carrots, 707 swine, 694 acres of peas, 545 acres of oats, 526 calves and heifers, 479 acres of winter wheat, 471 barrels of pork, 410 acres of barley, 400 milk cows, 286 horses aged over 3 years, 223 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 218 acres of farmland in gardens, 153 acres of buckwheat, 143 occupants of farms, 123 bushels of beans, 120 acres of rye, 99 horses aged 3 years and under, 89 acres of potatoes, 79 bulls, oxen, or steers, 70 acres of corn, 61 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 47 barrels of beef, 37 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 13 acres of turnips, 8 pounds of hops, 5 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 5 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $2,195 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,810 yards of flannel, 687 yards of fulled cloth, 225 yards of linen, 47 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded Deaths in the past year among males aged 90 to 100: 1 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076003— 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 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 S, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-s-on076003-1861/.