Dalton, Ontario (1881 census)
Dalton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 530. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5211718. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 79.108°W.
Population
In 1881, Dalton had a population of 530: 278 male and 252 female residents. Population density was 7.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 530 |
| 1891 | 509 |
| 1901 | 541 |
| 1911 | 480 |
| 1921 | 396 |
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 was contained in Carden, Dalton, 1871 (45.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dalton 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 | 91 |
| Number of families | 91 |
| Number of females | 252 |
| Number of males | 278 |
| Number of married females | 81 |
| Number of married males | 81 |
| Number of married persons | 162 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP TOT | 530 |
| Total population | 530 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 164 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 353 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 88 |
| Number of occupied houses | 88 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 597 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of wheat | 87 |
| BAR BU | 109 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 198 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,395 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 708 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,329 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,744 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 383 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,583 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 75 |
| BWT BU | 198 |
| CRN BU | 201 |
| HAY AC | 597 |
| HAY TONS | 525 |
| OAT BU | 6,395 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,329 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 6,744 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 525 |
| WHT AC | 87 |
| WHT SP BU | 383 |
| WHT WTR BU | 75 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 164 |
| C UNMD M | 189 |
| C UNMD TOT | 353 |
| D OCC | 88 |
| FEMALE | 252 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 88 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 278 |
| MD F | 81 |
| MD M | 81 |
| MD TOT | 162 |
| NUMBER CD | 130 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 708 |
| TUR BU | 5,583 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON130005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5211718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Township,_Ontario
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). "Dalton, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalton-on130005-1881/.