Tuscarora, Ontario (1891 census)
Tuscarora was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,228. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.999°N, 80.097°W.
Population
In 1891, Tuscarora had a population of 3,228: 1,678 male and 1,550 female residents. Population density was 394.3 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).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Tuscarora, 1881 (11.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tuscarora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.40 |
| FAM NO | 733 |
| Number of families | 733 |
| Number of females | 1,550 |
| Number of males | 1,678 |
| Number of married females | 580 |
| Number of married males | 577 |
| Number of married persons | 1,157 |
| Number of widowed females | 124 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 191 |
| POP F | 1,550 |
| POP M | 1,678 |
| POP TOT | 3,228 |
| Total population | 3,228 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 846 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,034 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,880 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,227 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 40 |
| Number of houses | 684 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 674 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 159 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 333 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 260 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 351 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 109 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of occupied houses | 724 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 941 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 362 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,517 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,498 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,609 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,871 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 27,488 |
| Acres of land in farms | 37,986 |
| Acres of oats | 3,144 |
| Acres of potatoes | 224 |
| Acres of turnips | 37 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,893 |
| BAR AC | 941 |
| BAR BU | 15,371 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,371 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 817 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 17,507 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 70,184 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28,354 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,979 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 229 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,353 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,053 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 28,216 |
| BWT BU | 817 |
| CRN BU | 17,507 |
| HAY AC | 2,871 |
| HAY TONS | 3,542 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 640 |
| Number of chickens | 11,993 |
| Number of ducks | 529 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 609 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 82 |
| Number of geese | 215 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 266 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 784 |
| Number of milk cows | 839 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 691 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,066 |
| Number of other fowl | 139 |
| Number of oxen | 133 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 389 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 159 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 94 |
| Number of sheep | 156 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 106 |
| Number of swine | 2,057 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,445 |
| Number of turkeys | 733 |
| OAT AC | 3,144 |
| OAT BU | 70,184 |
| PEA BU | 28,354 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 9,979 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 10 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 588 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 76 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 80,981 |
| RYE BU | 229 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,542 |
| WHT AC | 2,893 |
| WHT FALL BU | 28,216 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,353 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 389 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 159 |
| BEN BU | 471 |
| BUTTER LB | 80,981 |
| CATTLE KS | 640 |
| CHEESE LB | 10 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 846 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,034 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,880 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 588 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 266 |
| DUCKS | 529 |
| FAMILIES | 733 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 76 |
| FRN CA | 1 |
| GEESE | 215 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,993 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 784 |
| HOUSES | 684 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES CON | 16 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 159 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 333 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 55 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 109 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 260 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 351 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 674 |
| INF 11 A | 94 |
| MD FEM | 580 |
| MD MALE | 577 |
| MD TOT | 1,157 |
| MILK COWS | 839 |
| NAME CD | Brant, South- Sud |
| OC F | 82 |
| OC P | 609 |
| OC TOT | 691 |
| OTHER FOWL | 139 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,066 |
| OTHERS | 3,227 |
| SHEEP | 156 |
| SHEEP KS | 106 |
| SUP AM | 27,488 |
| SUP FOR | 10,498 |
| SUP JV | 362 |
| SUP PAT | 8,517 |
| SUP SC | 18,609 |
| SUP TOT | 37,986 |
| SWINE | 2,057 |
| SWINE KS | 1,445 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 724 |
| TUR AC | 37 |
| TUR BU | 3,053 |
| TURKEY | 733 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 40 |
| WID FEM | 124 |
| WID MALE | 67 |
| WID TOT | 191 |
| WORKING OX | 133 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON049005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tuscarora-on049005-1891/.