Cayuga S, Ontario (1881 census)
Cayuga S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 959. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.889°N, 79.759°W.
Population
In 1881, Cayuga S had a population of 959: 485 male and 474 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Cayuga S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 959 total population, 485 males, 474 females, 334 married persons, 180 families, 167 married females, 167 married males, 41 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 584 single persons under 18, 303 single males under 18, 281 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 175 inhabited houses, 175 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,419 bushels of winter wheat, 28,832 bushels of oats, 10,542 bushels of corn, 4,939 bushels of peas and beans, 4,333 bushels of barley, 4,048 bushels of potatoes, 2,267 acres of wheat, 1,783 tons of hay, 1,773 acres of hay crops, 1,105 bushels of other root crops, 605 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 440 bushels of buckwheat, 351 bushels of spring wheat, 285 bushels of turnips, 36 acres of potatoes, 23 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 959 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146003— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-s-on146003-1881/.