Tuscarora, Ontario (1901 census)
Tuscarora was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,170. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.999°N, 80.097°W.
Population
In 1901, Tuscarora had a population of 3,170: 1,664 male and 1,506 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Tuscarora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 12 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1901). This community's record includes 3,170 total population, 1,664 males, 1,506 females, 968 single males, 816 single females, 719 families, 600 married males, 587 married females, 103 widowed females, 96 widowed males. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Buildings & housing (1901). This community's record includes 700 houses. (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
Agriculture (1901). This community's record includes 41,638 total area (acres). (Source: 1901 Census of Canada, V1T7.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 6 people connected to this place who were alive in 1901, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
ON046005— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tuscarora-on046005-1901/.