Tuscarora, Ontario (1881 census)
Tuscarora was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,891. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115263034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.048°N, 80.121°W.
Population
In 1881, Tuscarora had a population of 2,891: 1,448 male and 1,443 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tuscarora, 1891 (11.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tuscarora shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,891 total population, 1,448 males, 1,443 females, 1,020 married persons, 726 families, 513 married females, 507 married males, 132 widowed persons, 90 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,739 single persons under 18, 899 single males under 18, 840 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 721 inhabited houses, 721 occupied houses, 7 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,420 bushels of oats, 35,335 bushels of winter wheat, 22,509 bushels of potatoes, 18,319 bushels of corn, 14,897 bushels of peas and beans, 12,184 bushels of barley, 2,856 acres of wheat, 2,110 tons of hay, 1,650 acres of hay crops, 1,586 bushels of other root crops, 1,585 bushels of spring wheat, 1,322 bushels of turnips, 1,172 bushels of rye, 1,097 bushels of buckwheat, 369 acres of potatoes, 62 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 7 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Kezhegowinninne | 1812–1889 | died here |
| 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,891 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON159005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tuscarora-on159005-1881/.