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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 61 |
| 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 530 total population, 278 males, 252 females, 162 married persons, 91 families, 81 married females, 81 married males, 15 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 7 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 353 single persons under 18, 189 single males under 18, 164 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 88 inhabited houses, 88 occupied houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,744 bushels of potatoes, 6,395 bushels of oats, 5,583 bushels of turnips, 2,329 bushels of peas and beans, 708 bushels of other root crops, 597 acres of hay crops, 525 tons of hay, 383 bushels of spring wheat, 201 bushels of corn, 198 bushels of buckwheat, 109 bushels of barley, 87 acres of wheat, 75 bushels of winter wheat, 62 acres of potatoes, 35 bushels of rye, 12 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 530 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:
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/.