Tyendinaga, Ontario (1891 census)
Tyendinaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 5,135. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7859812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.270°N, 77.185°W.
Population
In 1891, Tyendinaga had a population of 5,135: 2,659 male and 2,476 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).
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 Mill Point, Village, 1881 (0.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Tyendinaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 5,135 total population, 2,659 males, 2,476 females, 1,647 married persons, 995 families, 825 married females, 822 married males, 253 widowed persons, 168 widowed females, 85 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 3,235 single persons under 18, 1,752 single males under 18, 1,483 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 5,130 persons who are not French Canadian, 5 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 992 occupied houses, 990 houses, 895 houses built of wood, 838 houses of 2 stories, 455 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 153 houses of 4 rooms, 150 houses of 1 story, 103 houses of 5 rooms, 95 houses of 2 rooms, 86 houses of 3 rooms, 72 houses built of brick, 71 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 69 uninhabited houses, 23 houses built of stone, 17 houses of 1 room, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 8 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 187,251 pounds of homemade butter, 141,529 bushels of oats, 121,285 bushels of barley, 83,106 acres of land in farms, 72,419 acres of improved land in farms, 67,666 bushels of potatoes, 47,913 bushels of peas, 45,432 bushels of corn, 44,501 acres of farmland under crops, 40,297 chickens, 26,895 acres of farmland in pasture, 22,690 bushels of winter wheat, 14,471 bushels of buckwheat, 11,476 bushels of spring wheat, 11,371 tons of hay, 11,208 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,132 bushels of rye, 10,687 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,487 acres of hay crops, 7,575 acres of barley, 7,275 acres of oats, 6,582 bushels of turnips, 5,321 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 4,688 milk cows, 3,932 sheep, 3,675 other cattle, 3,532 swine, 3,300 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,976 acres of wheat, 2,723 geese, 2,379 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,265 horses aged over 3 years, 1,769 ducks, 1,713 turkeys, 1,329 cattle killed or sold, 1,023 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 941 occupants of farms, 924 acres of potatoes, 847 horses aged 3 years and under, 808 farm occupants who own their land, 492 bushels of beans, 344 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 305 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 193 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 181 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 174 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 153 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 133 farm occupants who rent their land, 99 other fowl, 49 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 33 acres of turnips, 23 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON073004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tyendinaga-on073004-1891/.