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 density was 39.8 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Cayuga S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 180 |
| Number of families | 180 |
| Number of females | 474 |
| Number of males | 485 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 959 |
| Total population | 959 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 281 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 303 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 584 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 175 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,773 |
| Acres of potatoes | 36 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,267 |
| BAR BU | 4,333 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,333 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 440 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 605 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10,542 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,832 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,105 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,939 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,048 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 36,419 |
| BWT BU | 440 |
| CRN BU | 10,542 |
| HAY AC | 1,773 |
| HAY TONS | 1,783 |
| OAT BU | 28,832 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,939 |
| POT AC | 36 |
| POT BU | 4,048 |
| RYE BU | 23 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,783 |
| WHT AC | 2,267 |
| WHT SP BU | 351 |
| WHT WTR BU | 36,419 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 281 |
| C UNMD M | 303 |
| C UNMD TOT | 584 |
| D OCC | 175 |
| FEMALE | 474 |
| GRA BU | 605 |
| H INHAB | 175 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 485 |
| MD F | 167 |
| MD M | 167 |
| MD TOT | 334 |
| NUMBER CD | 146 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,105 |
| TUR BU | 285 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146003— 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 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/.