Cayuga, VL, Ontario (1871 census)
Cayuga, VL 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, VL had a population of 803: 430 male and 373 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).
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, North, 1861 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cayuga, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 803 total population, 430 males, 373 females, 223 married persons, 145 families, 113 married males, 110 married females, 25 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 555 single persons under 18, 311 single males under 18, 244 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 143 inhabited houses, 143 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,424 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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, VL, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-vl-on017005-1871/.