Tay, Ontario (1881 census)
Tay was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,993. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.733°N, 79.778°W.
Population
In 1881, Tay had a population of 2,993: 1,577 male and 1,416 female residents. Population density was 33.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tay shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 546 |
| Number of families | 546 |
| Number of females | 1,416 |
| Number of males | 1,577 |
| Number of married females | 491 |
| Number of married males | 493 |
| Number of married persons | 984 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| POP TOT | 2,993 |
| Total population | 2,993 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 876 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,059 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,935 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 514 |
| Number of occupied houses | 518 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,590 |
| Acres of potatoes | 220 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,452 |
| BAR BU | 4,500 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,500 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 980 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,890 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,370 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,856 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,515 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,221 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 4,879 |
| BWT BU | 230 |
| CRN BU | 980 |
| HAY AC | 1,590 |
| HAY TONS | 1,745 |
| OAT BU | 28,890 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,370 |
| POT AC | 220 |
| POT BU | 22,856 |
| RYE BU | 180 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,745 |
| WHT AC | 1,452 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,515 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,879 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 876 |
| C UNMD M | 1,059 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,935 |
| D OCC | 518 |
| FEMALE | 1,416 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 514 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 1,577 |
| MD F | 491 |
| MD M | 493 |
| MD TOT | 984 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 455 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 13,221 |
| WID F | 49 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139010— 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 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). "Tay, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tay-on139010-1881/.