Tay, Ontario (1871 census)
Tay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,629. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.734°N, 79.780°W.
Population
In 1871, Tay had a population of 1,629: 867 male and 762 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 600 |
| 1871 | 1,629 |
| 1881 | 2,993 |
| 1891 | 4,714 |
| 1901 | 5,442 |
| 1911 | 5,245 |
| 1921 | 3,159 |
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 Tay and Tiny, 1861 (35.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Midland, T-V, 1881 (1.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Tay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,629 total population, 867 males, 762 females, 523 married persons, 300 families, 264 married females, 259 married males, 46 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,060 single persons under 18, 586 single males under 18, 474 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 270 occupied houses, 264 inhabited houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 6 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 50,400 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas McCrosson | 1827–1905 | died here |
| Dennis Ambrose O’Sullivan | 1848–1892 | died here |
| Jean-Baptiste Nolin | 1849–1914 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON042008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262963
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Tay, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tay-on042008-1871/.