Tuckersmith, Ontario (1881 census)
Tuckersmith was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,550. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.513°N, 81.456°W.
Population
In 1881, Tuckersmith had a population of 3,550: 1,808 male and 1,742 female residents.
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 1881
In the 1881 census, Tuckersmith shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,550 total population, 1,808 males, 1,742 females, 1,061 married persons, 632 families, 534 married females, 527 married males, 126 widowed persons, 82 widowed females, 44 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,363 single persons under 18, 1,237 single males under 18, 1,126 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 632 inhabited houses, 632 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 179,741 bushels of turnips, 146,535 bushels of oats, 140,981 bushels of winter wheat, 54,685 bushels of other root crops, 46,540 bushels of barley, 34,369 bushels of potatoes, 10,574 bushels of spring wheat, 7,434 bushels of peas and beans, 7,092 acres of wheat, 6,335 tons of hay, 4,838 acres of hay crops, 2,097 bushels of corn, 377 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 270 acres of potatoes, 218 bushels of rye, 12 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,550 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:
ON174001— 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 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). "Tuckersmith, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tuckersmith-on174001-1881/.