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 density was 50.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Tuckersmith shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 632 |
| Number of families | 632 |
| Number of females | 1,742 |
| Number of males | 1,808 |
| Number of married females | 534 |
| Number of married males | 527 |
| Number of married persons | 1,061 |
| Number of widowed females | 82 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 126 |
| POP TOT | 3,550 |
| Total population | 3,550 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,126 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,237 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,363 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 632 |
| Number of occupied houses | 632 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,838 |
| Acres of potatoes | 270 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,092 |
| BAR BU | 46,540 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 46,540 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,097 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 146,535 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 54,685 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,434 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,369 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,574 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 179,741 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 140,981 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| CRN BU | 2,097 |
| HAY AC | 4,838 |
| HAY TONS | 6,335 |
| OAT BU | 146,535 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,434 |
| POT AC | 270 |
| POT BU | 34,369 |
| RYE BU | 218 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,335 |
| WHT AC | 7,092 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,574 |
| WHT WTR BU | 140,981 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,126 |
| C UNMD M | 1,237 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,363 |
| D OCC | 632 |
| FEMALE | 1,742 |
| GRA BU | 377 |
| H INHAB | 632 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 1,808 |
| MD F | 534 |
| MD M | 527 |
| MD TOT | 1,061 |
| NUMBER CD | 174 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 54,685 |
| TUR BU | 179,741 |
| WID F | 82 |
| WID M | 44 |
| WID TOT | 126 |
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/.