Tuscarora, Ontario (1921 census)
Tuscarora was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,760. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.048°N, 80.122°W.
Population
In 1921, Tuscarora had a population of 2,760: 1,481 male and 1,279 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 contained Tuscarora, 1911 (11.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Tuscarora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,760 total population, 1,481 males in the population, 1,468 males born in Canada, 1,279 females in the population, 1,259 females born in Canada, 10 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 10 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 56 persons of British origin (English), 12 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of German origin, 8 persons of British origin (Irish), 3 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of French origin. 2,645 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). 25 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: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,059 Anglicans (Church of England), 665 Baptists, 511 Methodists, 456 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 31 Adventists, 27 Brethren, 8 Presbyterians, 3 Roman Catholics. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Seth Newhouse | 1842–1921 | died here |
| Frederick Ogilvie Loft | 1861–1934 | born and died here |
| Phoebe Johnson | 1869–1940 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON103006— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tuscarora-on103006-1921/.