Tyendinaga, Ontario (1851 census)
Tyendinaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 6,200. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7859812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.273°N, 77.185°W.
Population
In 1851, Tyendinaga had a population of 6,200: 3,266 male and 2,934 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,200 |
| 1861 | 7,812 |
| 1871 | 7,573 |
| 1881 | 6,162 |
| 1891 | 5,135 |
| 1911 | 4,023 |
| 1921 | 3,047 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Tyendinaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 181 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 6,200 total population, 3,266 males, Male members of the family who are present: 3,139, 2,934 females, Female members of the family who are present: 2,843, 2,295 single males, 1,944 single females, 943 families, 932 married males, 918 married females, 491 males attending school, 421 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 127, 113 male births, 107 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 91, 72 widowed females, 39 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 24, Male members of the family who are present: 14, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 529 males aged 5 to 10, 476 females aged 5 to 10, 438 single males aged 10 to 15, 429 single females aged 10 to 15, 326 single males aged 15 to 20, 316 married females aged 20 to 30, 307 single females aged 15 to 20, 300 single males aged 20 to 30, 277 married males aged 30 to 40, 274 married females aged 30 to 40, 260 married males aged 20 to 30, 259 married males aged 40 to 50, 168 married females aged 40 to 50, 146 females aged 1 to 2, 142 males under age 1, 131 males aged 2 to 3, 130 males aged 1 to 2, 125 females aged 2 to 3, 118 males aged 3 to 4, 115 females under age 1, 112 females age 3 to 4, 104 males aged 4 to 5, 104 single females aged 20 to 30, 103 females aged 4 to 5, 94 married males aged 50 to 60, 75 married females aged 50 to 60, 51 single males aged 30 to 40, 42 married females aged 15 to 20, 35 married females aged 60 to 70, 26 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 16 single males aged 40 to 50, 16 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 14 married males aged 15 to 20, 14 single females aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 single males aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 4,161 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,631 persons originating in Ireland, 269 Indigenous females, 250 Indigenous males, 159 persons originating in the United States, 142 persons originating in England or Wales, 96 persons originating in Scotland, 7 French Canadians, 1 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 118,383 pounds of homemade butter, 71,357 bushels of oats, 67,386 acres of land in farms, 48,468 bushels of peas, 40,470 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 34,742 bushels of wheat, 26,916 acres of farmland under cultivation, 23,189 bushels of potatoes, 19,631 pounds of wool produced on farms, 17,362 pounds of maple sugar, 15,037 acres of farmland under crops, 11,875 acres of farmland in pasture, 10,277 bushels of corn, 9,209 bushels of buckwheat, 7,411 sheep, 6,001 bushels of rye, 5,748 acres of wheat, 4,121 swine, 3,766 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,305 tons of hay, 3,189 acres of oats, 3,185 acres of peas, 2,990 bushels of turnips, 2,383 barrels of pork, 2,137 milk cows, 2,005 calves and heifers, 1,338 horses, 1,091 bushels of barley, 1,054 bulls, oxen, or steers, 642 acres of buckwheat, 633 occupants of farms, 596 acres of potatoes, 488 acres of corn, 484 acres of rye, 432 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 340 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 257 barrels of beef, 241 pounds of hops, 208 bushels of beans, 160 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 133 bushels of carrots, 98 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 96 gallons of cider, 68 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 47 acres of barley, 39 acres of turnips, 18 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 4 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 pounds of tobacco. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 4,673 yards of fulled cloth, 1,000 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 850 tanneries returning capital, $450 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $350 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $300 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $242 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 9 employees in saw mills, 8 employees in carding and fulling mills, 8 saw mills, 8 saw mills powered by water, 5 grist mills, 5 grist mills powered by water, 4 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 3 saw mills not reporting, 3 saw mills returning capital, 2 employees in grist mills, 2 grist mills reporting daily production, 2 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 tanneries, 2 tanneries reporting, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills reporting annual production. 6,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 399 barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 22 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 27 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 13, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 8, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON015008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7859812
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyendinaga,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyendinaga_(canton)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Tyendinaga, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tyendinaga-on015008-1851/.