Cayuga S, Ontario (1891 census)
Cayuga S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.889°N, 79.759°W.
Population
In 1891, Cayuga S had a population of 925: 478 male and 447 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,013 |
| 1861 | 938 |
| 1871 | 972 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 925 |
| 1901 | 833 |
| 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Cayuga S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 925 total population, 478 males, 447 females, 345 married persons, 189 families, 174 married females, 171 married males, 35 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 545 single persons under 18, 292 single males under 18, 253 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 923 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 188 houses, 188 occupied houses, 150 houses built of wood, 143 houses of 1 story, 99 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 43 houses of 2 stories, 30 houses built of brick, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 3 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 60,410 pounds of homemade butter, 23,816 bushels of winter wheat, 16,887 bushels of oats, 13,683 acres of land in farms, 12,586 bushels of peas, 10,428 acres of improved land in farms, 8,219 acres of farmland under crops, 4,960 chickens, 3,332 tons of hay, 3,255 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,444 bushels of spring wheat, 2,401 acres of hay crops, 2,329 bushels of barley, 2,095 acres of wheat, 1,967 bushels of potatoes, 1,849 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,766 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,657 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,621 bushels of corn, 1,589 bushels of turnips, 1,058 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 975 acres of oats, 845 swine, 831 swine slaughtered or sold, 592 sheep, 582 milk cows, 558 other cattle, 443 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 418 bushels of buckwheat, 408 horses aged over 3 years, 361 sheep slaughtered or sold, 288 cattle killed or sold, 259 bushels of rye, 182 occupants of farms, 168 horses aged 3 years and under, 162 acres of barley, 154 farm occupants who own their land, 112 geese, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 89 ducks, 70 turkeys, 67 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 38 acres of potatoes, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 31 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 bushels of beans, 13 other fowl, 10 acres of turnips, 6 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-s-on094002-1891/.