Cayuga, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Cayuga, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 803. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5055454. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.948°N, 79.848°W.
Population
In 1871, Cayuga, Village had a population of 803: 430 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 800.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 803 |
| 1881 | 830 |
| 1891 | 822 |
| 1901 | 771 |
| 1911 | 736 |
| 1921 | 784 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Cayuga N, 1861 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cayuga, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 145 |
| Number of females | 373 |
| Number of males | 430 |
| Number of married females | 110 |
| Number of married males | 113 |
| Number of married persons | 223 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| Total population | 803 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 244 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 311 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 555 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 143 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,105 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| CRN BU | 42 |
| HAY AC | 271 |
| HAY TONS | 305 |
| OAT BU | 1,261 |
| PEA BU | 561 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 3,209 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,424 |
| WHT SP BU | 50 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,227 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 137 |
| AREA | 1,424 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 14 |
| CD | 17 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 145 |
| FEMALE | 373 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 143 |
| INHABITED | 143 |
| MALE | 430 |
| MARRIED F | 110 |
| MARRIED M | 113 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 223 |
| POPULATION | 803 |
| ROOT BU | 160 |
| SINGLE F | 244 |
| SINGLE M | 311 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 555 |
| TUR BU | 12 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5055454
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayuga,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-village-on017005-1871/.