Tossorontio, Ontario (1881 census)
Tossorontio was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,921. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.224°N, 79.957°W.
Population
In 1881, Tossorontio had a population of 1,921: 1,000 male and 921 female residents. Population density was 25.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 492 |
| 1861 | 1,073 |
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,921 |
| 1891 | 1,870 |
| 1901 | 1,726 |
| 1911 | 1,563 |
| 1921 | 1,672 |
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, Tossorontio 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 | 337 |
| Number of families | 337 |
| Number of females | 921 |
| Number of males | 1,000 |
| Number of married females | 309 |
| Number of married males | 308 |
| Number of married persons | 617 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 1,921 |
| Total population | 1,921 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 583 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 685 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,268 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 334 |
| Number of occupied houses | 335 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,610 |
| Acres of potatoes | 208 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,866 |
| BAR BU | 8,355 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,355 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,691 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,799 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,817 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,507 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,352 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 9,452 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 14,915 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50,161 |
| BWT BU | 7 |
| CRN BU | 145 |
| HAY AC | 1,610 |
| HAY TONS | 1,819 |
| OAT BU | 33,691 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,817 |
| POT AC | 208 |
| POT BU | 20,507 |
| RYE BU | 1,352 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,819 |
| WHT AC | 3,866 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,452 |
| WHT WTR BU | 50,161 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 583 |
| C UNMD M | 685 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,268 |
| D OCC | 335 |
| FEMALE | 921 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 334 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,000 |
| MD F | 309 |
| MD M | 308 |
| MD TOT | 617 |
| NUMBER CD | 138 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,799 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 14,915 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON144015— 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). "Tossorontio, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tossorontio-on138005-1881/.