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 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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,228 total population, 1,678 males, 1,550 females, 1,157 married persons, 733 families, 580 married females, 577 married males, 191 widowed persons, 124 widowed females, 67 widowed males, 4.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,880 single persons under 18, 1,034 single males under 18, 846 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,227 persons who are not French Canadian, 1 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 724 occupied houses, 684 houses, 674 houses built of wood, 351 houses of 2 stories, 333 houses of 1 story, 260 houses of 2 rooms, 159 houses of 1 room, 109 houses of 3 rooms, 68 houses of 4 rooms, 55 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses under construction, 13 uninhabited houses, 10 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 80,981 pounds of homemade butter, 70,184 bushels of oats, 37,986 acres of land in farms, 28,354 bushels of peas, 28,216 bushels of winter wheat, 27,488 acres of improved land in farms, 18,609 acres of farmland under crops, 17,507 bushels of corn, 15,371 bushels of barley, 11,993 chickens, 10,498 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,979 bushels of potatoes, 8,517 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,353 bushels of spring wheat, 3,542 tons of hay, 3,144 acres of oats, 3,053 bushels of turnips, 2,893 acres of wheat, 2,871 acres of hay crops, 2,057 swine, 1,445 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,066 other cattle, 941 acres of barley, 839 milk cows, 817 bushels of buckwheat, 784 horses aged over 3 years, 733 turkeys, 691 occupants of farms, 640 cattle killed or sold, 609 farm occupants who own their land, 588 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 529 ducks, 471 bushels of beans, 389 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 362 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 266 horses aged 3 years and under, 229 bushels of rye, 224 acres of potatoes, 215 geese, 159 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 156 sheep, 139 other fowl, 133 oxen, 106 sheep slaughtered or sold, 94 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 82 farm occupants who rent their land, 76 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 43 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 acres of turnips, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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 1891, 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:
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/.