Dawn, Ontario (1881 census)
Dawn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,026. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.694°N, 82.125°W.
Population
In 1881, Dawn had a population of 2,026: 1,092 male and 934 female residents. Population density was 17.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Dawn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 386 |
| Number of families | 386 |
| Number of females | 934 |
| Number of males | 1,092 |
| Number of married females | 321 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 643 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 2,026 |
| Total population | 2,026 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 579 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 743 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,322 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 381 |
| Number of occupied houses | 381 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,157 |
| Acres of potatoes | 188 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,008 |
| BAR BU | 8,265 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,265 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18,589 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 54,892 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,751 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,283 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,751 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 630 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 910 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 48,875 |
| BWT BU | 175 |
| CRN BU | 18,589 |
| HAY AC | 2,157 |
| HAY TONS | 2,561 |
| OAT BU | 54,892 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,283 |
| POT AC | 188 |
| POT BU | 11,751 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,561 |
| WHT AC | 3,008 |
| WHT SP BU | 630 |
| WHT WTR BU | 48,875 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 579 |
| C UNMD M | 743 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,322 |
| D OCC | 381 |
| FEMALE | 934 |
| GRA BU | 195 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 381 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 1,092 |
| MD F | 321 |
| MD M | 322 |
| MD TOT | 643 |
| NUMBER CD | 178 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,751 |
| TUR BU | 910 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON178007— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawn-on178007-1881/.