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 density was 41.6 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 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 726 |
| Number of families | 726 |
| Number of females | 1,443 |
| Number of males | 1,448 |
| Number of married females | 513 |
| Number of married males | 507 |
| Number of married persons | 1,020 |
| Number of widowed females | 90 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 132 |
| POP TOT | 2,891 |
| Total population | 2,891 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 840 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 899 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,739 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 721 |
| Number of occupied houses | 721 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,650 |
| Acres of potatoes | 369 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,856 |
| BAR BU | 12,184 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12,184 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,097 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,319 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,420 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,586 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14,897 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,509 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,172 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,585 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,322 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35,335 |
| BWT BU | 1,097 |
| CRN BU | 18,319 |
| HAY AC | 1,650 |
| HAY TONS | 2,110 |
| OAT BU | 45,420 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14,897 |
| POT AC | 369 |
| POT BU | 22,509 |
| RYE BU | 1,172 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,110 |
| WHT AC | 2,856 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,585 |
| WHT WTR BU | 35,335 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 840 |
| C UNMD M | 899 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,739 |
| D OCC | 721 |
| FEMALE | 1,443 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 721 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 1,448 |
| MD F | 513 |
| MD M | 507 |
| MD TOT | 1,020 |
| NUMBER CD | 159 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,586 |
| TUR BU | 1,322 |
| WID F | 90 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 132 |
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/.