Tuscarora, Ontario (1871 census)
Tuscarora was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,606. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.048°N, 80.121°W.
Population
In 1871, Tuscarora had a population of 2,606: 1,313 male and 1,293 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Tuscarora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,606 total population, 1,313 males, 1,293 females, 880 married persons, 523 families, 447 married females, 433 married males, 148 widowed persons, 103 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,578 single persons under 18, 835 single males under 18, 743 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 523 occupied houses, 521 inhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 41,122 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Kezhegowinninne | 1812–1889 | died here |
| Oronhyatekha | 1841–1907 | born here |
| Seth Newhouse | 1842–1921 | died here |
| Emily Pauline Johnson | 1861–1913 | born here |
| Frederick Ogilvie Loft | 1861–1934 | born and died here |
| John Ojijatekha Brant-Sero | 1867–1914 | born here |
| Phoebe Johnson | 1869–1940 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON015005— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tuscarora-on015005-1871/.