Dawn, Ontario (1861 census)
Dawn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.691°N, 82.125°W.
Population
In 1861, Dawn had a population of 726: 393 male and 333 female residents.
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 1861
In the 1861 census, Dawn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 145 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 726 total population, 393 males, Male members of the family who are present: 379, 333 females, Female members of the family who are present: 322, 272 single males, 220 single females, 111 married males, 103 married females, 78 females attending school, 75 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 14, 14 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 11, 11 female births, 10 widowed females, 10 widowed males, 5 adult females unable to read or write, 4 adult males unable to read or write, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 63 single males aged 10 to 15, 46 single males aged 20 to 30, 44 females aged 5 to 10, 42 single females aged 10 to 15, 40 males aged 5 to 10, 40 single males aged 15 to 20, 39 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 single females aged 15 to 20, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 31 married females aged 30 to 40, 25 married males aged 40 to 50, 21 females aged 1 to 2, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 single females aged 20 to 30, 19 married males aged 50 to 60, 18 married females aged 40 to 50, 15 females aged 4 to 5, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 15 married males aged 20 to 30, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 females aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 1 to 2, 11 females age 3 to 4, 10 males aged 3 to 4, 10 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married females aged 15 to 20, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 426 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 89 persons originating in England or Wales, 86 persons originating in Scotland, 68 persons originating in the United States, 41 persons originating in Ireland, 14 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 9 male negroes or coloured persons, 6 female negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $117,770 value farms (dollars), $25,245 value all livestock, 13,558 pounds of homemade butter, 11,653 acres of land in farms, 10,532 bushels of oats, $8,595 value horses aged over 3 years, 8,031 bushels of spring wheat, 7,763 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,171 bushels of potatoes, 5,901 bushels of peas, $5,090 value farm implements in dollars, 4,845 pounds of maple sugar, 4,420 bushels of corn, 3,890 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,650 bushels of winter wheat, 2,804 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,755 bushels of turnips, 2,526 acres of farmland under crops, 1,308 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,114 gallons of cider, 1,050 bushels of barley, 846 sheep, 771 swine, 723 tons of hay, 721 bushels of buckwheat, 705 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 513 acres of spring wheat, 451 calves and heifers, $450 value garden and orchard crops, 362 acres of oats, 262 milk cows, 260 acres of peas, 241 barrels of pork, 235 acres of winter wheat, 167 acres of corn, 148 horses aged over 3 years, 135 occupants of farms, 104 bushels of carrots, 93 bushels of rye, 91 bulls, oxen, or steers, 84 acres of potatoes, 70 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 66 bushels of beans, 56 acres of farmland in gardens, 55 barrels of beef, 52 acres of barley, 48 acres of buckwheat, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 43 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 23 acres of turnips, 14 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 acres of rye, 4 pounds of hops, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,513 yards of flannel, $532 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 356 yards of fulled cloth, 16 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 5 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081003— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawn-on081003-1861/.