Tyendinaga, Ontario (1861 census)
Tyendinaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 7,812. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7859812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.273°N, 77.185°W.
Population
In 1861, Tyendinaga had a population of 7,812: 3,981 male and 3,831 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Tyendinaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 197 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 7,812 total population, 3,981 males, 3,831 females, Male members of the family who are present: 3,686, Female members of the family who are present: 3,649, 2,755 single males, 2,444 single females, 1,261 married females, 1,159 married males, 1,092 males attending school, 1,032 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 295, 217 adult males unable to read or write, 212 adult females unable to read or write, Females present who are not members of the family: 182, 136 male births, 126 widowed females, 124 female births, 67 widowed males, 5 lunatic males, 4 deaf and dumb males, 2 persons at sea, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 591 males aged 5 to 10, 567 females aged 5 to 10, 507 single males aged 10 to 15, 475 single females aged 10 to 15, 455 single females aged 15 to 20, 426 single males aged 15 to 20, 412 married females aged 20 to 30, 395 single males aged 20 to 30, 343 married females aged 30 to 40, 332 married males aged 30 to 40, 238 married males aged 20 to 30, 238 married males aged 40 to 50, 231 married females aged 40 to 50, 230 single females aged 20 to 30, 181 married males aged 50 to 60, 136 males aged 4 to 5, 135 females age 3 to 4, 135 males aged 2 to 3, 134 females aged 1 to 2, 133 married females aged 50 to 60, 132 males aged 1 to 2, 125 males aged 3 to 4, 118 females aged 2 to 3, 118 females aged 4 to 5, 108 married males aged 60 to 70, 96 single males aged 30 to 40, 70 married females aged 60 to 70, 50 single females aged 30 to 40, 47 married females aged 15 to 20, 40 married males aged 70 to 80, 31 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 29 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 28 single males aged 40 to 50, 21 males of unknown age, 20 married females aged 70 to 80, 20 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 19 married males aged 80 to 90, 16 females of unknown age, 15 single males aged 50 to 60, 15 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 14 single females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 13 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 12 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 11 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 9 single males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 8 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 5 married females aged 80 to 90, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 single females aged 90 to 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 5,915 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,450 persons originating in Ireland, 543 Indigenous persons, 272 Indigenous females, 271 Indigenous males, 157 persons originating in England or Wales, 135 persons originating in the United States, 100 persons originating in Scotland, 37 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 16 negroes or coloured persons, 8 female negroes or coloured persons, 8 male negroes or coloured persons, 7 French Canadians, 3 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. 1 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $1,133,150 value farms (dollars), $238,255 value all livestock, 151,041 pounds of homemade butter, 118,907 bushels of oats, $107,380 value horses aged over 3 years, 89,830 bushels of peas, 77,452 acres of land in farms, 68,542 bushels of potatoes, 67,140 bushels of spring wheat, $65,280 value farm implements in dollars, 52,457 bushels of rye, 44,951 pounds of maple sugar, 41,724 pounds of wool produced on farms, 41,473 bushels of barley, 41,340 acres of farmland under cultivation, 36,112 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 21,392 acres of farmland under crops, 18,506 bushels of buckwheat, 16,820 bushels of corn, 15,663 acres of farmland in pasture, 11,550 bushels of turnips, 10,370 acres of buckwheat, 7,709 sheep, 7,555 acres of peas, 5,978 bushels of winter wheat, 4,576 bushels of carrots, 4,285 acres of farmland in gardens, 4,139 tons of hay, 3,807 acres of oats, 3,669 acres of rye, 3,587 swine, 3,506 acres of spring wheat, $3,371 value garden and orchard crops, 2,868 calves and heifers, 2,860 milk cows, 2,367 barrels of pork, 2,364 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 2,213 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,819 horses aged over 3 years, 1,475 acres of barley, 1,008 acres of potatoes, 786 occupants of farms, 737 acres of corn, 731 gallons of cider, 612 horses aged 3 years and under, 592 acres of winter wheat, 557 bulls, oxen, or steers, 476 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 458 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 453 barrels of beef, 256 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 224 bushels of beans, 189 pounds of flax or hemp, 157 pounds of hops, 139 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 130 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 51 acres of turnips, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 9 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $17,478 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 13,600 yards of flannel, 4,113 yards of fulled cloth, 395 carriages for pleasure, $60 value carriages for hire (dollars), 56 yards of linen, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 3,208 pounds of fresh fish sold, 192 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 36 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 12, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON078014— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tyendinaga-on078014-1861/.