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. Population density was 2.2 people per square mile.
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, 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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 73 |
| Number of families | 73 |
| Number of females | 117 |
| Number of males | 181 |
| Number of married females | 45 |
| Number of married males | 47 |
| Number of married persons | 92 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP TOT | 298 |
| Total population | 298 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 68 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 130 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 198 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 13 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 52 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4 |
| Acres of potatoes | 51 |
| Acres of wheat | 35 |
| BAR BU | 3 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,334 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,184 |
| CRN BU | 413 |
| HAY AC | 4 |
| HAY TONS | 5 |
| OAT BU | 170 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 43 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 3,334 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5 |
| WHT AC | 35 |
| WHT SP BU | 405 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 68 |
| C UNMD M | 130 |
| C UNMD TOT | 198 |
| D OCC | 69 |
| FEMALE | 117 |
| H CON | 13 |
| H INHAB | 52 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 181 |
| MD F | 45 |
| MD M | 47 |
| MD TOT | 92 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 91 |
| SHAN | 17 |
| TUR BU | 5,184 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
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/.