Tara, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Tara, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 561. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.475°N, 81.153°W.
Population
In 1881, Tara, Village had a population of 561: 286 male and 275 female residents. Population density was 559.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 561 |
| 1891 | 695 |
| 1901 | 625 |
| 1911 | 551 |
| 1921 | 545 |
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 was contained in Arran, 1871 (1.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tara, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 121 |
| Number of families | 121 |
| Number of females | 275 |
| Number of males | 286 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 200 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 561 |
| Total population | 561 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 165 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 179 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 344 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 117 |
| Number of occupied houses | 117 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 157 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 118 |
| BAR BU | 464 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 464 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,488 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 343 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 596 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,466 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,030 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,410 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 157 |
| HAY TONS | 188 |
| OAT BU | 2,488 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 596 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 2,466 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 188 |
| WHT AC | 118 |
| WHT SP BU | 314 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,410 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 165 |
| C UNMD M | 179 |
| C UNMD TOT | 344 |
| D OCC | 117 |
| FEMALE | 275 |
| H INHAB | 117 |
| MALE | 286 |
| MD F | 101 |
| MD M | 99 |
| MD TOT | 200 |
| NUMBER CD | 177 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 343 |
| TUR BU | 2,030 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON177011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104029— 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). "Tara, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tara-village-on177011-1881/.