Tyendinaga, Ontario (1871 census)
Tyendinaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 7,573. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7859812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.273°N, 77.185°W.
Population
In 1871, Tyendinaga had a population of 7,573: 3,844 male and 3,729 female residents. Population density was 48.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 6,200 |
| 1861 | 7,812 |
| 1871 | 7,573 |
| 1881 | 6,162 |
| 1891 | 5,135 |
| 1901 | 4,743 |
| 1911 | 4,023 |
| 1921 | 3,047 |
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 Mill Point, Village, 1881 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Tyendinaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 1,342 |
| Number of females | 3,729 |
| Number of males | 3,844 |
| Number of married females | 1,167 |
| Number of married males | 1,163 |
| Number of married persons | 2,330 |
| Number of widowed females | 185 |
| Number of widowed males | 78 |
| Number of widowed persons | 263 |
| Total population | 7,573 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,377 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,603 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 4,980 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,320 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,320 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 78,256 |
| BWT BU | 18,471 |
| CRN BU | 12,488 |
| HAY AC | 5,741 |
| HAY TONS | 4,294 |
| OAT BU | 64,840 |
| PEA BU | 55,532 |
| POT AC | 979 |
| POT BU | 104,091 |
| RYE BU | 14,659 |
| Total area (acres) | 94,650 |
| WHT SP BU | 53,272 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4,221 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 5,192 |
| AREA | 94,650 |
| BEING BUILT | 17 |
| BEN BU | 711 |
| CD | 61 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 1,342 |
| FEMALE | 3,729 |
| GRA BU | 553 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 1,320 |
| INHABITED | 1,320 |
| MALE | 3,844 |
| MARRIED F | 1,167 |
| MARRIED M | 1,163 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 2,330 |
| POPULATION | 7,573 |
| ROOT BU | 4,498 |
| SINGLE F | 2,377 |
| SINGLE M | 2,603 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 4,980 |
| TUR BU | 6,951 |
| UNINHABITED | 33 |
| WIDOWED F | 185 |
| WIDOWED M | 78 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 263 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON061002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tyendinaga-on061002-1871/.