Seneca, Ontario (1881 census)
Seneca was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,545. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262795. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.044°N, 79.849°W.
Population
In 1881, Seneca had a population of 2,545: 1,305 male and 1,240 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,636 |
| 1861 | 4,577 |
| 1871 | 3,282 |
| 1881 | 2,545 |
| 1891 | 2,231 |
| 1901 | 1,885 |
| 1911 | 1,712 |
| 1921 | 1,742 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Seneca shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,545 total population, 1,305 males, 1,240 females, 785 married persons, 485 families, 393 married females, 392 married males, 107 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 40 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,653 single persons under 18, 873 single males under 18, 780 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 484 occupied houses, 471 inhabited houses, 13 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 101,199 bushels of oats, 91,724 bushels of winter wheat, 31,043 bushels of barley, 24,918 bushels of potatoes, 18,962 bushels of corn, 17,807 bushels of peas and beans, 8,697 bushels of rye, 6,067 acres of hay crops, 5,840 bushels of other root crops, 5,821 tons of hay, 5,796 acres of wheat, 2,660 bushels of turnips, 1,625 bushels of spring wheat, 1,534 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 607 bushels of buckwheat, 232 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,545 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:
ON146007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262795
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). "Seneca, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/seneca-on146007-1881/.