Dawson, Cockburn Island, Ontario (1881 census)
Dawson, Cockburn Island was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 298. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.912°N, 83.232°W.
Population
In 1881, Dawson, Cockburn Island had a population of 298: 181 male and 117 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Manitoulin, W-O, 1871 (41.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cockburn Island, 1891 (49.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dawson, 1891 (50.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dawson, Cockburn Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 298 total population, 181 males, 117 females, 92 married persons, 73 families, 47 married males, 45 married females, 8 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 198 single persons under 18, 130 single males under 18, 68 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 69 occupied houses, 52 inhabited houses, 17 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 13 houses under construction, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,184 bushels of turnips, 3,334 bushels of potatoes, 413 bushels of corn, 405 bushels of spring wheat, 170 bushels of oats, 91 bushels of other root crops, 51 acres of potatoes, 43 bushels of peas and beans, 35 acres of wheat, 5 tons of hay, 4 acres of hay crops, 3 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 298 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182011— 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). "Dawson, Cockburn Island, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawson-cockburn-island-on182011-1881/.