Tuscarora, Ontario (1911 census)
Tuscarora was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,595. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.999°N, 80.097°W.
Population
In 1911, Tuscarora had a population of 2,595: 1,339 male and 1,256 female residents. Population density was 39.9 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Tuscarora, 1921 (11.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Tuscarora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 41,638 area in acres, 2,595 total population, 1,339 males in the population, 1,256 females in the population, 792 single (never-married) males, 664 single (never-married) females, 626 families, 487 married females, 476 married males, 103 widowed females, 68 widowed males, 65.06 area in square miles, 39.89 population per square mile, 3 legally separated males, 2 legally separated females. 3,170 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 53 persons of British origin (English), 27 persons of British origin (Irish), 25 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 13 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of French origin. 2,466 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 6 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,007 Anglicans (Church of England), 681 Baptists, 441 Methodists, 41 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 41 Adventists, 9 Presbyterians, 4 Roman Catholics, 2 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Brethren, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.) The 1911 enumerator also recorded 367 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Pagans"; primarily applied to Indigenous adherents of traditional spiritual practices. The label reflects period Christian-normative framing and is preserved as the historical source category. — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 616 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| 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:
ON056005— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tuscarora-on056005-1911/.