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 density was 38.4 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Cayuga S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 189 |
| Number of families | 189 |
| Number of females | 447 |
| Number of males | 478 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 345 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 447 |
| POP M | 478 |
| POP TOT | 925 |
| Total population | 925 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 545 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 923 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 188 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 30 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 143 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 43 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 99 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 162 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 443 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,766 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,255 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,219 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,401 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,428 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,683 |
| Acres of oats | 975 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,095 |
| BAR AC | 162 |
| BAR BU | 2,329 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,329 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,849 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,621 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,887 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 12,586 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,967 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,444 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,589 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 23,816 |
| BWT BU | 418 |
| CRN BU | 1,621 |
| HAY AC | 2,401 |
| HAY TONS | 3,332 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 288 |
| Number of chickens | 4,960 |
| Number of ducks | 89 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 154 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 112 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 168 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 408 |
| Number of milk cows | 582 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 182 |
| Number of other cattle | 558 |
| Number of other fowl | 13 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 38 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 31 |
| Number of sheep | 592 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 361 |
| Number of swine | 845 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 831 |
| Number of turkeys | 70 |
| OAT AC | 975 |
| OAT BU | 16,887 |
| PEA BU | 12,586 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 1,967 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,657 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,058 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60,410 |
| RYE BU | 259 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,332 |
| WHT AC | 2,095 |
| WHT FALL BU | 23,816 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,444 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 44 |
| A 11 50 | 38 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 67 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 60,410 |
| CATTLE KS | 288 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 253 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 545 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,657 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 168 |
| DUCKS | 89 |
| FAMILIES | 189 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,058 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 112 |
| GRA BU | 1,849 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,960 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 408 |
| HOUSES | 188 |
| HOUSES B | 30 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 23 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 143 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 99 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 43 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 31 |
| MD FEM | 174 |
| MD MALE | 171 |
| MD TOT | 345 |
| MILK COWS | 582 |
| NAME CD | Monck |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 154 |
| OC TOT | 182 |
| OTHER FOWL | 13 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 558 |
| OTHERS | 923 |
| SHEEP | 592 |
| SHEEP KS | 361 |
| SUP AM | 10,428 |
| SUP FOR | 3,255 |
| SUP JV | 443 |
| SUP PAT | 1,766 |
| SUP SC | 8,219 |
| SUP TOT | 13,683 |
| SWINE | 845 |
| SWINE KS | 831 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 188 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 1,589 |
| TURKEY | 70 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094002— 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 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/.