Tyendinaga, Ontario (1881 census)
Tyendinaga was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,162. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7859812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.274°N, 77.184°W.
Population
In 1881, Tyendinaga had a population of 6,162: 3,097 male and 3,065 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Deseronto, T-V, 1891 (0.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tyendinaga shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,162 total population, 3,097 males, 3,065 females, 2,184 families, 1,905 married persons, 956 married females, 949 married males, 303 widowed persons, 212 widowed females, 91 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,954 single persons under 18, 2,057 single males under 18, 1,897 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,164 inhabited houses, 1,164 occupied houses, 77 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 264,793 bushels of barley, 126,394 bushels of oats, 104,544 bushels of potatoes, 77,039 bushels of corn, 49,011 bushels of peas and beans, 21,450 bushels of rye, 10,785 bushels of winter wheat, 8,836 bushels of spring wheat, 8,350 bushels of other root crops, 6,441 bushels of buckwheat, 4,531 acres of hay crops, 4,264 tons of hay, 2,867 acres of wheat, 1,582 bushels of turnips, 1,056 acres of potatoes, 307 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,162 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON120002— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/tyendinaga-on120002-1881/.