Dawn, Ontario (1851 census)

Dawn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 556. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.691°N, 82.125°W.

Population

In 1851, Dawn had a population of 556: 284 male and 272 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, Dawn shared boundaries with:

• Camden & Zone
• Chatham
• Enniskillen
• Euphemia
• Sombra

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 123 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 556 total population, 284 males, Male members of the family who are present: 281, Female members of the family who are present: 272, 272 females, 196 single males, 176 single females, 97 families, 85 married females, 85 married males, 49 males attending school, 38 females attending school, 11 widowed females, 7 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 3, 3 female births, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 49 females aged 5 to 10, 43 single males aged 10 to 15, 38 males aged 5 to 10, 37 single females aged 10 to 15, 33 single males aged 20 to 30, 29 married females aged 20 to 30, 27 single females aged 15 to 20, 26 married females aged 30 to 40, 26 single males aged 15 to 20, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 married males aged 30 to 40, 18 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 married males aged 20 to 30, 15 females aged 1 to 2, 15 males under age 1, 14 married males aged 50 to 60, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 12 single females aged 20 to 30, 9 males aged 3 to 4, 9 married females aged 50 to 60, 8 females aged 4 to 5, 8 females under age 1, 8 males aged 1 to 2, 8 single males aged 30 to 40, 7 females age 3 to 4, 7 males aged 2 to 3, 7 males aged 4 to 5, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 366 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 97 persons originating in England or Wales, 59 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 10 persons originating in Ireland, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 14,936 bushels of wheat, 10,624 acres of land in farms, 7,553 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,998 bushels of corn, 5,430 pounds of maple sugar, 5,317 bushels of oats, 4,775 pounds of homemade butter, 3,077 bushels of peas, 3,071 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,047 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,348 bushels of potatoes, 2,186 acres of farmland under crops, 1,034 sheep, 917 acres of wheat, 832 acres of farmland in pasture, 639 swine, 475 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 465 bushels of turnips, 417 tons of hay, 349 barrels of pork, 306 bushels of buckwheat, 264 milk cows, 261 calves and heifers, 231 acres of corn, 225 acres of oats, 212 bulls, oxen, or steers, 211 acres of peas, 187 horses, 100 bushels of rye, 90 occupants of farms, 72 barrels of beef, 62 pounds of tobacco, 53 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 46 acres of potatoes, 46 bushels of beans, 44 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 21 acres of buckwheat, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 4 acres of rye, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 pounds of hops, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 2,223 yards of flannel, 492 yards of fulled cloth, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: ON018003 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_ON122003_1911 — 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawn-on018003-1851/.