Oneida, Ontario (1881 census)
Oneida was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,863. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262501. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.006°N, 79.973°W.
Population
In 1881, Oneida had a population of 2,863: 1,495 male and 1,368 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Oneida shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,863 total population, 1,495 males, 1,368 females, 921 married persons, 560 families, 461 married females, 460 married males, 109 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 41 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,833 single persons under 18, 994 single males under 18, 839 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 554 inhabited houses, 554 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 108,462 bushels of winter wheat, 98,379 bushels of oats, 47,230 bushels of barley, 29,505 bushels of peas and beans, 25,838 bushels of potatoes, 15,190 bushels of corn, 7,283 bushels of rye, 6,263 acres of wheat, 4,888 bushels of other root crops, 4,354 acres of hay crops, 4,328 tons of hay, 1,715 bushels of turnips, 894 bushels of buckwheat, 821 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 787 bushels of spring wheat, 278 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Byron Edmund Walker | 1848–1924 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,863 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115006_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262501
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). "Oneida, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/oneida-on146006-1881/.