Oneida, Ontario (1871 census)
Oneida was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,183. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.973°W.
Population
In 1871, Oneida had a population of 3,183: 1,656 male and 1,527 female residents. Population density was 44.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,817 |
| 1861 | 3,050 |
| 1871 | 3,183 |
| 1881 | 2,863 |
| 1891 | 2,400 |
| 1901 | 2,023 |
| 1911 | 2,056 |
| 1921 | 1,377 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Oneida shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 549 |
| Number of females | 1,527 |
| Number of males | 1,656 |
| Number of married females | 455 |
| Number of married males | 459 |
| Number of married persons | 914 |
| Number of widowed females | 85 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| Total population | 3,183 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 987 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,173 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,160 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 545 |
| Number of occupied houses | 546 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 44,571 |
| BWT BU | 592 |
| CRN BU | 2,629 |
| HAY AC | 5,272 |
| HAY TONS | 6,780 |
| OAT BU | 43,940 |
| PEA BU | 22,804 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 15,368 |
| RYE BU | 112 |
| Total area (acres) | 44,904 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,250 |
| WHT WTR BU | 48,697 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,888 |
| AREA | 44,904 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 139 |
| CD | 17 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 549 |
| FEMALE | 1,527 |
| GRA BU | 646 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 546 |
| INHABITED | 545 |
| MALE | 1,656 |
| MARRIED F | 455 |
| MARRIED M | 459 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 914 |
| POPULATION | 3,183 |
| ROOT BU | 7,130 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 987 |
| SINGLE M | 1,173 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,160 |
| TUR BU | 4,515 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 85 |
| WIDOWED M | 24 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Oneida, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oneida-on017006-1871/.