Onondaga, Ontario (1891 census)
Onondaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,482. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.079°N, 80.115°W.
Population
In 1891, Onondaga had a population of 1,482: 766 male and 716 female residents. Population density was 14.8 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).
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 contained Onondaga, 1881 (38.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Onondaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 285 |
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 716 |
| Number of males | 766 |
| Number of married females | 235 |
| Number of married males | 236 |
| Number of married persons | 471 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP F | 716 |
| POP M | 766 |
| POP TOT | 1,482 |
| Total population | 1,482 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 442 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 506 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 948 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,482 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 285 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 63 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 220 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 218 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 65 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 179 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 285 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,642 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 505 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,949 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,727 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 16,876 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,539 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 20,330 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,057 |
| Acres of oats | 3,073 |
| Acres of potatoes | 146 |
| Acres of turnips | 96 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,127 |
| BAR AC | 1,642 |
| BAR BU | 34,448 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 34,448 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 244 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,251 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 86,266 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 30,360 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,100 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,664 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 42,224 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 46,186 |
| BWT BU | 176 |
| CRN BU | 11,251 |
| HAY AC | 3,539 |
| HAY TONS | 6,046 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 599 |
| Number of chickens | 11,180 |
| Number of ducks | 152 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 183 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 266 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 406 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 839 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,001 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 245 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,496 |
| Number of other fowl | 17 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 33 |
| Number of sheep | 1,856 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 916 |
| Number of swine | 1,848 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,360 |
| Number of turkeys | 275 |
| OAT AC | 3,073 |
| OAT BU | 86,266 |
| PEA BU | 30,360 |
| POT AC | 146 |
| POT BU | 15,100 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 12,530 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,025 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,105 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 126,469 |
| RYE BU | 102 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,046 |
| WHT AC | 3,127 |
| WHT FALL BU | 46,186 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,664 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 69 |
| A 11 50 | 28 |
| A 201 PL | 12 |
| A 51 100 | 103 |
| BEN BU | 244 |
| BUTTER LB | 126,469 |
| CATTLE KS | 599 |
| CHEESE LB | 12,530 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 442 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 506 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 948 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,025 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 406 |
| DUCKS | 152 |
| FAMILIES | 285 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,105 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 266 |
| GRA BU | 285 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,180 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 839 |
| HOUSES | 285 |
| HOUSES B | 63 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 32 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 218 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 179 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 65 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 220 |
| INF 11 A | 33 |
| MD FEM | 235 |
| MD MALE | 236 |
| MD TOT | 471 |
| MILK COWS | 1,001 |
| NAME CD | Brant, South- Sud |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 183 |
| OC TOT | 245 |
| OTHER FOWL | 17 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,496 |
| OTHERS | 1,482 |
| SHEEP | 1,856 |
| SHEEP KS | 916 |
| SUP AM | 20,330 |
| SUP FOR | 2,727 |
| SUP JV | 505 |
| SUP PAT | 2,949 |
| SUP SC | 16,876 |
| SUP TOT | 23,057 |
| SWINE | 1,848 |
| SWINE KS | 2,360 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 285 |
| TUR AC | 96 |
| TUR BU | 42,224 |
| TURKEY | 275 |
| WID FEM | 39 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/onondaga-on049003-1891/.