Dorchester N, Ontario (1871 census)
Dorchester N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 4,117. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.962°N, 81.023°W.
Population
In 1871, Dorchester N had a population of 4,117: 2,155 male and 1,962 female residents. Population density was 45.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,570 |
| 1861 | 4,027 |
| 1871 | 4,117 |
| 1881 | 4,056 |
| 1891 | 3,752 |
| 1901 | 3,622 |
| 1911 | 3,340 |
| 1921 | 3,104 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dorchester N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 725 |
| Number of females | 1,962 |
| Number of males | 2,155 |
| Number of married females | 647 |
| Number of married males | 649 |
| Number of married persons | 1,296 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 101 |
| Total population | 4,117 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,247 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,473 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,720 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 722 |
| Number of occupied houses | 722 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 31,991 |
| BWT BU | 386 |
| CRN BU | 30,985 |
| HAY AC | 5,195 |
| HAY TONS | 6,279 |
| OAT BU | 102,028 |
| PEA BU | 39,425 |
| POT AC | 652 |
| POT BU | 43,285 |
| RYE BU | 519 |
| Total area (acres) | 39,780 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,668 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,065 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,589 |
| AREA | 39,780 |
| BEING BUILT | 6 |
| BEN BU | 50 |
| CD | 9 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 725 |
| FEMALE | 1,962 |
| GRA BU | 202 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 722 |
| INHABITED | 722 |
| MALE | 2,155 |
| MARRIED F | 647 |
| MARRIED M | 649 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,296 |
| POPULATION | 4,117 |
| ROOT BU | 11,297 |
| SINGLE F | 1,247 |
| SINGLE M | 1,473 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,720 |
| TUR BU | 43,171 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 33 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 101 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON009002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128005— 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 1871 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). "Dorchester N, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-n-on009002-1871/.