Dawn, Ontario (1891 census)
Dawn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,480. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.694°N, 82.125°W.
Population
In 1891, Dawn had a population of 3,480: 1,877 male and 1,603 female residents. Population density was 30.0 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Dawn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 711 |
| Number of families | 711 |
| Number of females | 1,603 |
| Number of males | 1,877 |
| Number of married females | 583 |
| Number of married males | 586 |
| Number of married persons | 1,169 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| POP F | 1,603 |
| POP M | 1,877 |
| POP TOT | 3,480 |
| Total population | 3,480 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 967 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,241 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,208 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 7 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,473 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 40 |
| Number of houses | 665 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 659 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 60 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 430 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 234 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 110 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 153 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 174 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 705 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,036 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 637 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,856 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 20,846 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 18,310 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,445 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,803 |
| Acres of land in farms | 45,649 |
| Acres of oats | 4,124 |
| Acres of potatoes | 228 |
| Acres of turnips | 26 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,403 |
| BAR AC | 1,036 |
| BAR BU | 15,408 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,408 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 819 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 378 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 450 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26,800 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 86,892 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 15,212 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,796 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 227 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,998 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,501 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33,748 |
| BWT BU | 378 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 100 |
| CRN BU | 26,800 |
| HAY AC | 4,445 |
| HAY TONS | 6,313 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,291 |
| Number of chickens | 15,822 |
| Number of ducks | 357 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 549 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 80 |
| Number of geese | 1,182 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 527 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,278 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,583 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 630 |
| Number of other cattle | 2,500 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 300 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 212 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 2,412 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,248 |
| Number of swine | 3,481 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,465 |
| Number of turkeys | 582 |
| OAT AC | 4,124 |
| OAT BU | 86,892 |
| PEA BU | 15,212 |
| POT AC | 228 |
| POT BU | 11,796 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,938 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,814 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,394 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 142,595 |
| RYE BU | 227 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,313 |
| WHT AC | 3,403 |
| WHT FALL BU | 33,748 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,998 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 58 |
| A 11 50 | 300 |
| A 201 PL | 11 |
| A 51 100 | 212 |
| BEN BU | 819 |
| BUTTER LB | 142,595 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,291 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,938 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 967 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,241 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,208 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,814 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 527 |
| DUCKS | 357 |
| FAMILIES | 711 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,394 |
| FRN CA | 7 |
| GEESE | 1,182 |
| GRA BU | 450 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 15,822 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,278 |
| HOUSES | 665 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 63 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 153 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 60 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 430 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 174 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 110 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 81 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 659 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 583 |
| MD MALE | 586 |
| MD TOT | 1,169 |
| MILK COWS | 1,583 |
| NAME CD | Bothwell |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 80 |
| OC P | 549 |
| OC TOT | 630 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 2,500 |
| OTHERS | 3,473 |
| SHEEP | 2,412 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,248 |
| SILOS | 100 |
| SUP AM | 24,803 |
| SUP FOR | 20,846 |
| SUP JV | 637 |
| SUP PAT | 5,856 |
| SUP SC | 18,310 |
| SUP TOT | 45,649 |
| SWINE | 3,481 |
| SWINE KS | 3,465 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 705 |
| TUR AC | 26 |
| TUR BU | 4,501 |
| TURKEY | 582 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 40 |
| WID FEM | 53 |
| WID MALE | 50 |
| WID TOT | 103 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON047004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawn-on047004-1891/.