Onondaga, Ontario (1881 census)
Onondaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,739. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.119°N, 80.099°W.
Population
In 1881, Onondaga had a population of 1,739: 897 male and 842 female residents. Population density was 44.7 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Onondaga, 1891 (38.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Onondaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 327 |
| Number of families | 327 |
| Number of females | 842 |
| Number of males | 897 |
| Number of married females | 256 |
| Number of married males | 256 |
| Number of married persons | 512 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP TOT | 1,739 |
| Total population | 1,739 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 610 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,153 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 326 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,234 |
| Acres of potatoes | 304 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,029 |
| BAR BU | 26,309 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 26,309 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 556 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 512 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13,191 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,602 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 19,889 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,131 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,639 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,033 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,091 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,755 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 66,943 |
| BWT BU | 556 |
| CRN BU | 13,191 |
| HAY AC | 3,234 |
| HAY TONS | 3,834 |
| OAT BU | 73,602 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,131 |
| POT AC | 304 |
| POT BU | 24,639 |
| RYE BU | 2,033 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,834 |
| WHT AC | 4,029 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,091 |
| WHT WTR BU | 66,943 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 543 |
| C UNMD M | 610 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,153 |
| D OCC | 326 |
| FEMALE | 842 |
| GRA BU | 512 |
| H INHAB | 326 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 897 |
| MD F | 256 |
| MD M | 256 |
| MD TOT | 512 |
| NUMBER CD | 160 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 19,889 |
| TUR BU | 8,755 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON160002— 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 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). "Onondaga, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/onondaga-on160002-1881/.