Dorchester S, Ontario (1871 census)
Dorchester S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,071. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.861°N, 80.984°W.
Population
In 1871, Dorchester S had a population of 2,071: 1,063 male and 1,008 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,071 |
| 1881 | 1,844 |
| 1891 | 1,624 |
| 1911 | 1,642 |
| 1921 | 1,550 |
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 S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,071 total population, 1,063 males, 1,008 females, 682 married persons, 392 families, 342 married males, 340 married females, 64 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,325 single persons under 18, 699 single males under 18, 626 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 378 inhabited houses, 378 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 32,640 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON006004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109003_1911— 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 S, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-s-on006004-1871/.