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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 748 |
| 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,736 total population, 1,970 males, 1,766 females, 1,133 married persons, 609 families, 567 married males, 566 married females, 68 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,535 single persons under 18, 1,377 single males under 18, 1,158 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 592 occupied houses, 583 inhabited houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 9 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 78,990 bushels of oats, 46,558 bushels of potatoes, 30,875 bushels of peas and beans, 30,485 bushels of turnips, 25,124 bushels of spring wheat, 7,963 bushels of winter wheat, 4,812 tons of hay, 4,136 acres of hay crops, 3,869 bushels of barley, 3,143 bushels of corn, 2,939 acres of wheat, 1,991 bushels of rye, 1,926 bushels of other root crops, 854 bushels of buckwheat, 368 acres of potatoes, 140 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,735 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:
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/.