Dawn, Ontario (1901 census)
Dawn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 3,659. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.694°N, 82.125°W.
Population
In 1901, Dawn had a population of 3,659: 1,977 male and 1,682 female residents. Population density was 31.6 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Dawn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of divorced males | 1 |
| Number of families | 801 |
| Number of females | 1,682 |
| Number of males | 1,977 |
| Number of married females | 670 |
| Number of married males | 659 |
| Number of single females | 945 |
| Number of single males | 1,259 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 58 |
| POP F | 1,682 |
| POP M | 1,977 |
| POP TOT | 3,659 |
| Total population | 3,659 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 782 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 68,812 |
Other recorded variables (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 68,812 |
| DIVORCED M | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 801 |
| HOUSES | 782 |
| MARRIED F | 670 |
| MARRIED M | 659 |
| SINGLE F | 945 |
| SINGLE M | 1,259 |
| WIDOWED F | 67 |
| WIDOWED M | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045004— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawn-on045004-1901/.