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 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.
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,739 total population, 897 males, 842 females, 512 married persons, 327 families, 256 married females, 256 married males, 74 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,153 single persons under 18, 610 single males under 18, 543 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 326 inhabited houses, 326 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 73,602 bushels of oats, 66,943 bushels of winter wheat, 26,309 bushels of barley, 24,639 bushels of potatoes, 19,889 bushels of other root crops, 15,131 bushels of peas and beans, 13,191 bushels of corn, 8,755 bushels of turnips, 4,029 acres of wheat, 3,834 tons of hay, 3,234 acres of hay crops, 2,091 bushels of spring wheat, 2,033 bushels of rye, 556 bushels of buckwheat, 512 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 304 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tekahionwake (Jacob Johnson) | 1816–1884 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,739 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:
ON160002— 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 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/.