Dennis, Ontario (1881 census)
Dennis was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 248. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.628°N, 84.497°W.
Population
In 1881, Dennis had a population of 248: 136 male and 112 female residents. Population density was 30.0 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 Sault Ste. Marie, 1871 (1.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Goulais Bay, 1891 (3.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dennis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 43 |
| Number of families | 43 |
| Number of females | 112 |
| Number of males | 136 |
| Number of married females | 36 |
| Number of married males | 36 |
| Number of married persons | 72 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP TOT | 248 |
| Total population | 248 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 73 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 97 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 170 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 43 |
| Number of occupied houses | 43 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 148 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of wheat | 75 |
| BAR BU | 12 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,011 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,390 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,270 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 66 |
| BWT BU | 45 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 148 |
| HAY TONS | 163 |
| OAT BU | 1,011 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 170 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 2,390 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 163 |
| WHT AC | 75 |
| WHT SP BU | 437 |
| WHT WTR BU | 66 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 73 |
| C UNMD M | 97 |
| C UNMD TOT | 170 |
| D OCC | 43 |
| FEMALE | 112 |
| H INHAB | 43 |
| MALE | 136 |
| MD F | 36 |
| MD M | 36 |
| MD TOT | 72 |
| NUMBER CD | 182 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 142 |
| TUR BU | 4,270 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON182024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON182024— 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). "Dennis, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dennis-on182024-1881/.