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 density was 387.2 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Tuscarora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 719 |
| Number of females | 1,506 |
| Number of males | 1,664 |
| Number of married females | 587 |
| Number of married males | 600 |
| Number of single females | 816 |
| Number of single males | 968 |
| Number of widowed females | 103 |
| Number of widowed males | 96 |
| POP F | 1,506 |
| POP M | 1,664 |
| POP TOT | 3,170 |
| Total population | 3,170 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 700 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 41,638 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 41,638 |
| FAMILIES | 719 |
| HOUSES | 700 |
| MARRIED F | 587 |
| MARRIED M | 600 |
| SINGLE F | 816 |
| SINGLE M | 968 |
| WIDOWED F | 103 |
| WIDOWED M | 96 |
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/.