Tuscarora, Ontario (1851 census)
Tuscarora was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,821. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.048°N, 80.121°W.
Population
In 1851, Tuscarora had a population of 1,821: 936 male and 885 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,821 |
| 1861 | 2,144 |
| 1871 | 2,606 |
| 1881 | 2,891 |
| 1891 | 3,228 |
| 1901 | 3,170 |
| 1911 | 2,595 |
| 1921 | 2,760 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Tuscarora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,821 total population, 936 males, Male members of the family who are present: 888, 885 females, Female members of the family who are present: 838, 616 single males, 523 single females, 312 families, 308 married females, 299 married males, 66 males attending school, 54 widowed females, 50 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 48, Females present who are not members of the family: 47, 42 male births, 38 female births, 21 widowed males, 2 blind males, 2 deaf and dumb females, 2 deaf and dumb males, Male members of the family who are present: 1, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 144 males aged 5 to 10, 126 females aged 5 to 10, 121 single males aged 10 to 15, 93 single females aged 10 to 15, 92 married males aged 20 to 30, 90 married females aged 30 to 40, 90 single males aged 15 to 20, 82 married males aged 30 to 40, 81 single females aged 15 to 20, 81 single females aged 20 to 30, 67 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 single males aged 20 to 30, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 53 males under age 1, 42 single females aged 30 to 40, 39 females age 3 to 4, 36 females under age 1, 34 males aged 3 to 4, 33 females aged 1 to 2, 33 married females aged 15 to 20, 33 married females aged 20 to 30, 33 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 males aged 1 to 2, 31 females aged 2 to 3, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 23 males aged 4 to 5, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 22 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 married males aged 15 to 20, 5 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 4 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 married females aged 10 to 15 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,684 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,584 Indigenous persons, 814 Indigenous males, 770 Indigenous females, 95 persons originating in the United States, 20 persons originating in Ireland, 18 negroes or coloured persons, 17 persons originating in Scotland, 16 male negroes or coloured persons, 13 female negroes or coloured persons, 5 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 31,150 pounds of maple sugar, 25,646 acres of land in farms, 20,453 bushels of corn, 19,763 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,525 pounds of homemade butter, 17,473 bushels of wheat, 9,338 bushels of oats, 6,934 bushels of potatoes, 5,883 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,250 acres of farmland under crops, 2,574 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,065 acres of wheat, 1,024 swine, 1,004 bushels of buckwheat, 964 bushels of turnips, 526 bushels of beans, 454 bulls, oxen, or steers, 450 milk cows, 446 acres of corn, 326 barrels of pork, 320 bushels of peas, 307 tons of hay, 295 calves and heifers, 279 acres of oats, 277 occupants of farms, 200 horses, 195 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 160 bushels of barley, 145 pounds of wool produced on farms, 141 acres of potatoes, 108 bushels of rye, 77 sheep, 61 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 59 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 54 acres of buckwheat, 52 barrels of beef, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 41 acres of turnips, 34 pounds of hops, 27 acres of peas, 22 acres of barley, 18 acres of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 3 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $375 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 4 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital. 5,000,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Nawahjegezhegwabe | 1786–1863 | died here |
| Kezhegowinninne | 1812–1889 | died here |
| Oronhyatekha | 1841–1907 | born here |
| Seth Newhouse | 1842–1921 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON002008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115263034
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Tuscarora, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tuscarora-on002008-1851/.