Cayuga, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Cayuga, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 822. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5055454. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.948°N, 79.848°W.
Population
In 1891, Cayuga, Village had a population of 822: 399 male and 423 female residents. Population density was 819.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Cayuga, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 168 |
| Number of families | 168 |
| Number of females | 423 |
| Number of males | 399 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 252 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 423 |
| POP M | 399 |
| POP TOT | 822 |
| Total population | 822 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 524 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 6 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 816 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 167 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 35 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 131 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 51 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 115 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 167 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 99 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 852 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 211 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 854 |
| Acres of hay crops | 451 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,805 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,016 |
| Acres of oats | 116 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 285 |
| BAR AC | 31 |
| BAR BU | 680 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 680 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,102 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,084 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 805 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 700 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3,419 |
| CRN BU | 85 |
| HAY AC | 451 |
| HAY TONS | 731 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 56 |
| Number of chickens | 1,784 |
| Number of ducks | 78 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 77 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 53 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 151 |
| Number of milk cows | 133 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 130 |
| Number of other cattle | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 107 |
| Number of sheep | 89 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| Number of swine | 129 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 205 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 116 |
| OAT BU | 2,102 |
| PEA BU | 2,084 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 805 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 58 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 215 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,900 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 731 |
| WHT AC | 285 |
| WHT FALL BU | 3,419 |
| WHT SP BU | 237 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 4 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,900 |
| CATTLE KS | 56 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 263 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 261 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 524 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 58 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 78 |
| FAMILIES | 168 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 215 |
| FRN CA | 6 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 33 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,784 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 151 |
| HOUSES | 167 |
| HOUSES B | 35 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 51 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 85 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 115 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 131 |
| INF 11 A | 107 |
| MD FEM | 125 |
| MD MALE | 127 |
| MD TOT | 252 |
| MILK COWS | 133 |
| NAME CD | Haldimand |
| OC F | 53 |
| OC P | 77 |
| OC TOT | 130 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 84 |
| OTHERS | 816 |
| SHEEP | 89 |
| SHEEP KS | 33 |
| SUP AM | 1,805 |
| SUP FOR | 211 |
| SUP JV | 99 |
| SUP PAT | 852 |
| SUP SC | 854 |
| SUP TOT | 2,016 |
| SWINE | 129 |
| SWINE KS | 205 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 167 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 700 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 35 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON070003— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-village-on070003-1891/.