Cayuga, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Cayuga, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 784. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5055454. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.948°N, 79.848°W.
Population
In 1921, Cayuga, VL had a population of 784: 395 male and 389 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Cayuga, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 784 total population, 395 males in the population, 389 females in the population, 341 females born in Canada, 338 males born in Canada, 51 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 35 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 13 females born outside the British Empire, 6 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 489 persons of British origin (English), 107 persons of British origin (Irish), 103 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 57 persons of German origin, 19 persons of French origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 229 Presbyterians, 182 Anglicans (Church of England), 171 Roman Catholics, 160 Methodists, 31 Baptists, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 3 Lutherans. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115014— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cayuga-vl-on115014-1921/.