Tyendinaga, Ontario (1911 census)
Tyendinaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,023. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7859812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.270°N, 77.185°W.
Population
In 1911, Tyendinaga had a population of 4,023: 2,143 male and 1,880 female residents. Population density was 26.8 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 |
| 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 Indian reserves, 1921 (17.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Tyendinaga, 1921 (78.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Tyendinaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 95,952 area in acres, 4,023 total population, 2,143 males in the population, 1,880 females in the population, 1,256 single (never-married) males, 1,005 single (never-married) females, 938 families, 790 married males, 751 married females, 149.93 area in square miles, 120 widowed females, 78 widowed males, 26.83 population per square mile, 19 males with marital status not given, 4 females with marital status not given. 4,743 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 2,037 persons of British origin (Irish), 527 persons of British origin (English), 270 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 207 persons of Dutch origin, 103 persons of German origin, 42 persons of Italian origin, 38 persons of French origin, 12 persons of Austro-Hungarian origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin. 771 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). 1 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,319 Roman Catholics, 1,273 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,084 Methodists, 324 Presbyterians, 8 Baptists, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 5 Brethren, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Friends (Quakers), 1 Jews. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 928 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079013— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tyendinaga-on079013-1911/.