Tuckersmith, Ontario (1891 census)
Tuckersmith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,867. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.513°N, 81.457°W.
Population
In 1891, Tuckersmith had a population of 2,867: 1,442 male and 1,425 female residents. Population density was 41.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,727 |
| 1861 | 3,226 |
| 1871 | 3,699 |
| 1881 | 3,550 |
| 1891 | 2,867 |
| 1901 | 2,463 |
| 1911 | 2,221 |
| 1921 | 2,094 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tuckersmith shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 167 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 579 |
| Number of families | 579 |
| Number of females | 1,425 |
| Number of males | 1,442 |
| Number of married females | 432 |
| Number of married males | 430 |
| Number of married persons | 862 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| Number of widowed persons | 146 |
| POP F | 1,425 |
| POP M | 1,442 |
| POP TOT | 2,867 |
| Total population | 2,867 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 905 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 954 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,859 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,867 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 570 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 142 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 19 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 409 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 488 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 82 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 34 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 72 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 336 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 570 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,170 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,892 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,372 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 22,987 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,255 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 33,900 |
| Acres of land in farms | 40,272 |
| Acres of oats | 5,434 |
| Acres of potatoes | 226 |
| Acres of turnips | 501 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,387 |
| BAR AC | 2,170 |
| BAR BU | 50,713 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 50,713 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,052 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,600 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 172,822 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 35,004 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,682 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,314 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 208,593 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 41,484 |
| BWT BU | 45 |
| CRN BU | 1,600 |
| HAY AC | 6,255 |
| HAY TONS | 10,586 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,867 |
| Number of chickens | 19,554 |
| Number of ducks | 521 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 446 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 80 |
| Number of geese | 571 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 691 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,150 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,456 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 530 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,232 |
| Number of other fowl | 54 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 205 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 179 |
| Number of sheep | 2,276 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,419 |
| Number of swine | 2,103 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,247 |
| Number of turkeys | 476 |
| OAT AC | 5,434 |
| OAT BU | 172,822 |
| PEA BU | 35,004 |
| POT AC | 226 |
| POT BU | 22,682 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,445 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,549 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,190 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 119,024 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 10,586 |
| WHT AC | 2,387 |
| WHT FALL BU | 41,484 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,314 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 82 |
| A 11 50 | 48 |
| A 201 PL | 16 |
| A 51 100 | 205 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 119,024 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,867 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,445 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 905 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 954 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,859 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,549 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 691 |
| DUCKS | 521 |
| FAMILIES | 579 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 5,190 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 571 |
| GRA BU | 1,052 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,554 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,150 |
| HOUSES | 570 |
| HOUSES B | 142 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 72 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 61 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 488 |
| HOUSES S | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 336 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 34 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 82 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 409 |
| INF 11 A | 179 |
| MD FEM | 432 |
| MD MALE | 430 |
| MD TOT | 862 |
| MILK COWS | 1,456 |
| NAME CD | Huron, South—Sud |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 80 |
| OC P | 446 |
| OC TOT | 530 |
| OTHER FOWL | 54 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,232 |
| OTHERS | 2,867 |
| SHEEP | 2,276 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,419 |
| SUP AM | 33,900 |
| SUP FOR | 6,372 |
| SUP PAT | 9,892 |
| SUP SC | 22,987 |
| SUP TOT | 40,272 |
| SWINE | 2,103 |
| SWINE KS | 2,247 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 570 |
| TUR AC | 501 |
| TUR BU | 208,593 |
| TURKEY | 476 |
| WID FEM | 88 |
| WID MALE | 58 |
| WID TOT | 146 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON077007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263026
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 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). "Tuckersmith, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tuckersmith-on077007-1891/.