Tecumseth, Ontario (1881 census)
Tecumseth was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.083°N, 79.767°W.
Population
In 1881, Tecumseth had a population of 5,325: 2,735 male and 2,590 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,998 |
| 1861 | 4,546 |
| 1871 | 4,728 |
| 1881 | 5,325 |
| 1891 | 3,863 |
| 1901 | 3,440 |
| 1911 | 3,099 |
| 1921 | 2,942 |
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 contained Beeton, VL, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tottenham, VL, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tecumseth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,325 total population, 2,735 males, 2,590 females, 1,687 married persons, 1,023 families, 844 married females, 843 married males, 189 widowed persons, 121 widowed females, 68 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,449 single persons under 18, 1,824 single males under 18, 1,625 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 995 occupied houses, 994 inhabited houses, 92 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 193,133 bushels of winter wheat, 151,257 bushels of oats, 66,725 bushels of potatoes, 53,030 bushels of barley, 41,933 bushels of peas and beans, 37,931 bushels of turnips, 37,328 bushels of spring wheat, 22,021 bushels of other root crops, 14,022 acres of wheat, 6,243 tons of hay, 3,471 bushels of rye, 3,304 acres of hay crops, 607 acres of potatoes, 306 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 283 bushels of corn, 71 bushels of buckwheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| James Mills | 1840–1924 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,325 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:
ON138001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144013— 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). "Tecumseth, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tecumseth-on138001-1881/.