Dawn, Ontario (1871 census)
Dawn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,116. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.694°N, 82.125°W.
Population
In 1871, Dawn had a population of 1,116: 592 male and 524 female residents. Population density was 9.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 556 |
| 1861 | 726 |
| 1871 | 1,116 |
| 1881 | 2,026 |
| 1891 | 3,480 |
| 1901 | 3,659 |
| 1911 | 2,930 |
| 1921 | 2,470 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dawn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 524 |
| Number of males | 592 |
| Number of married females | 170 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| Total population | 1,116 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 737 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 201 |
| Number of occupied houses | 201 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 6,471 |
| BWT BU | 68 |
| CRN BU | 6,279 |
| HAY AC | 1,361 |
| HAY TONS | 1,716 |
| OAT BU | 20,962 |
| PEA BU | 1,922 |
| POT AC | 100 |
| POT BU | 7,085 |
| RYE BU | 90 |
| Total area (acres) | 67,661 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,072 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12,468 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,160 |
| AREA | 67,661 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 78 |
| CD | 3 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| FEMALE | 524 |
| GRA BU | 96 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 201 |
| INHABITED | 201 |
| MALE | 592 |
| MARRIED F | 170 |
| MARRIED M | 174 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 344 |
| POPULATION | 1,116 |
| ROOT BU | 1,163 |
| SINGLE F | 333 |
| SINGLE M | 404 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 737 |
| TUR BU | 580 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 14 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON003007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Dawn, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawn-on003007-1871/.