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 density was 39.6 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 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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,184 |
| Number of families | 2,184 |
| Number of females | 3,065 |
| Number of males | 3,097 |
| Number of married females | 956 |
| Number of married males | 949 |
| Number of married persons | 1,905 |
| Number of widowed females | 212 |
| Number of widowed males | 91 |
| Number of widowed persons | 303 |
| POP TOT | 6,162 |
| Total population | 6,162 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,897 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,057 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 3,954 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 1,164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 1,164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 77 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,531 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,056 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,867 |
| BAR BU | 264,793 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 264,793 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,441 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 77,039 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 126,394 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 8,350 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 49,011 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 104,544 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 21,450 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,836 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,582 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10,785 |
| BWT BU | 6,441 |
| CRN BU | 77,039 |
| HAY AC | 4,531 |
| HAY TONS | 4,264 |
| OAT BU | 126,394 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 49,011 |
| POT AC | 1,056 |
| POT BU | 104,544 |
| RYE BU | 21,450 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,264 |
| WHT AC | 2,867 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,836 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,785 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,897 |
| C UNMD M | 2,057 |
| C UNMD TOT | 3,954 |
| D OCC | 1,164 |
| FEMALE | 3,065 |
| GRA BU | 307 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 1,164 |
| H UNINH | 77 |
| MALE | 3,097 |
| MD F | 956 |
| MD M | 949 |
| MD TOT | 1,905 |
| NUMBER CD | 120 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 8,350 |
| TUR BU | 1,582 |
| WID F | 212 |
| WID M | 91 |
| WID TOT | 303 |
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/.