Cayuga, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Cayuga, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 830. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5055454. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.948°N, 79.848°W.
Population
In 1881, Cayuga, Village had a population of 830: 415 male and 415 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Cayuga, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 149 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 415 |
| Number of males | 415 |
| Number of married females | 118 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 238 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 830 |
| Total population | 830 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 271 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 283 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 554 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 149 |
| Number of occupied houses | 149 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 372 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 397 |
| BAR BU | 1,205 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,205 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 334 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,549 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 436 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 994 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,655 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5,919 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| CRN BU | 334 |
| HAY AC | 372 |
| HAY TONS | 386 |
| OAT BU | 5,549 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 994 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 4,655 |
| RYE BU | 270 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 386 |
| WHT AC | 397 |
| WHT SP BU | 12 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5,919 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 271 |
| C UNMD M | 283 |
| C UNMD TOT | 554 |
| D OCC | 149 |
| FEMALE | 415 |
| GRA BU | 65 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 149 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 415 |
| MD F | 118 |
| MD M | 120 |
| MD TOT | 238 |
| NUMBER CD | 146 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 436 |
| TUR BU | 107 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146005— 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 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, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-village-on146005-1881/.