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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,924 |
| 1881 | 1,739 |
| 1891 | 1,482 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1921 | 1,134 |
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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,482 total population, 766 males, 716 females, 471 married persons, 285 families, 236 married males, 235 married females, 63 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 948 single persons under 18, 506 single males under 18, 442 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,482 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 285 houses, 285 occupied houses, 220 houses built of wood, 218 houses of 1 story, 179 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 65 houses of 2 stories, 63 houses built of brick, 32 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 31 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 5 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 126,469 pounds of homemade butter, 86,266 bushels of oats, 46,186 bushels of winter wheat, 42,224 bushels of turnips, 34,448 bushels of barley, 30,360 bushels of peas, 23,057 acres of land in farms, 20,330 acres of improved land in farms, 16,876 acres of farmland under crops, 15,100 bushels of potatoes, 12,530 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11,251 bushels of corn, 11,180 chickens, 7,025 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,046 tons of hay, 3,539 acres of hay crops, 3,127 acres of wheat, 3,073 acres of oats, 2,949 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,727 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,664 bushels of spring wheat, 2,360 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,856 sheep, 1,848 swine, 1,642 acres of barley, 1,496 other cattle, 1,105 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,001 milk cows, 916 sheep slaughtered or sold, 839 horses aged over 3 years, 599 cattle killed or sold, 505 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 406 horses aged 3 years and under, 285 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 275 turkeys, 266 geese, 245 occupants of farms, 244 bushels of beans, 183 farm occupants who own their land, 176 bushels of buckwheat, 152 ducks, 146 acres of potatoes, 103 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 102 bushels of rye, 96 acres of turnips, 69 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 62 farm occupants who rent their land, 33 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 17 other fowl, 12 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103005— 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/.