Onondaga, Ontario (1871 census)
Onondaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.119°N, 80.099°W.
Population
In 1871, Onondaga had a population of 1,924: 983 male and 941 female residents. Population density was 49.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,858 |
| 1861 | 2,064 |
| 1871 | 1,924 |
| 1881 | 1,739 |
| 1891 | 1,482 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | 1,104 |
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, Onondaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 341 |
| Number of females | 941 |
| Number of males | 983 |
| Number of married females | 294 |
| Number of married males | 291 |
| Number of married persons | 585 |
| Number of widowed females | 52 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 81 |
| Total population | 1,924 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 595 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 663 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,258 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 340 |
| Number of occupied houses | 340 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 34,611 |
| BWT BU | 1,022 |
| CRN BU | 3,941 |
| HAY AC | 3,328 |
| HAY TONS | 4,347 |
| OAT BU | 31,790 |
| PEA BU | 15,044 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 14,406 |
| RYE BU | 110 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,525 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,154 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,770 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,598 |
| AREA | 22,525 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 68 |
| CD | 16 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 341 |
| FEMALE | 941 |
| GRA BU | 833 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 340 |
| INHABITED | 340 |
| MALE | 983 |
| MARRIED F | 294 |
| MARRIED M | 291 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 585 |
| POPULATION | 1,924 |
| ROOT BU | 8,586 |
| SINGLE F | 595 |
| SINGLE M | 663 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,258 |
| TUR BU | 14,658 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 52 |
| WIDOWED M | 29 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 81 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON016004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON056004— 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). "Onondaga, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/onondaga-on016004-1871/.