Tiny, Ontario (1881 census)
Tiny was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,736. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.744°N, 80.004°W.
Population
In 1881, Tiny had a population of 3,736: 1,970 male and 1,766 female residents. Population density was 22.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,214 |
| 1881 | 3,736 |
| 1891 | 4,784 |
| 1901 | 4,386 |
| 1911 | 4,121 |
| 1921 | 4,026 |
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, Tiny 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 | 609 |
| Number of families | 609 |
| Number of females | 1,766 |
| Number of males | 1,970 |
| Number of married females | 566 |
| Number of married males | 567 |
| Number of married persons | 1,133 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP TOT | 3,736 |
| Total population | 3,736 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,158 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,377 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,535 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 583 |
| Number of occupied houses | 592 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,136 |
| Acres of potatoes | 368 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,939 |
| BAR BU | 3,869 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,869 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 854 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,143 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 78,990 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,926 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 30,875 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,558 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,991 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 25,124 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 30,485 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7,963 |
| BWT BU | 854 |
| CRN BU | 3,143 |
| HAY AC | 4,136 |
| HAY TONS | 4,812 |
| OAT BU | 78,990 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 30,875 |
| POT AC | 368 |
| POT BU | 46,558 |
| RYE BU | 1,991 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,812 |
| WHT AC | 2,939 |
| WHT SP BU | 25,124 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7,963 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,158 |
| C UNMD M | 1,377 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,535 |
| D OCC | 592 |
| FEMALE | 1,766 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 583 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,970 |
| MD F | 566 |
| MD M | 567 |
| MD TOT | 1,133 |
| NUMBER CD | 139 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,926 |
| SHAN | 9 |
| TUR BU | 30,485 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON139008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262998
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). "Tiny, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tiny-on139008-1881/.