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 density was 37.5 people per square mile.
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 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 523 |
| Number of females | 1,293 |
| Number of males | 1,313 |
| Number of married females | 447 |
| Number of married males | 433 |
| Number of married persons | 880 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 148 |
| Total population | 2,606 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 743 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 835 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,578 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 521 |
| Number of occupied houses | 523 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 8,308 |
| BWT BU | 888 |
| CRN BU | 12,451 |
| HAY AC | 1,703 |
| HAY TONS | 1,758 |
| OAT BU | 12,694 |
| PEA BU | 5,822 |
| POT AC | 228 |
| POT BU | 10,314 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,122 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,408 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8,729 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,933 |
| AREA | 41,122 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 910 |
| CD | 15 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 523 |
| FEMALE | 1,293 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 523 |
| INHABITED | 521 |
| MALE | 1,313 |
| MARRIED F | 447 |
| MARRIED M | 433 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 880 |
| POPULATION | 2,606 |
| ROOT BU | 623 |
| SHANTIES | 2 |
| SINGLE F | 743 |
| SINGLE M | 835 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,578 |
| TUR BU | 582 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 103 |
| WIDOWED M | 45 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 148 |
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/.