Dorchester S, Ontario (1881 census)
Dorchester S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,844. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.861°N, 80.984°W.
Population
In 1881, Dorchester S had a population of 1,844: 942 male and 902 female residents. Population density was 33.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,477 |
| 1861 | 2,204 |
| 1871 | 2,071 |
| 1881 | 1,844 |
| 1891 | 1,624 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dorchester S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 423 |
| Number of families | 423 |
| Number of females | 902 |
| Number of males | 942 |
| Number of married females | 341 |
| Number of married males | 339 |
| Number of married persons | 680 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,844 |
| Total population | 1,844 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 584 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,103 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 422 |
| Number of occupied houses | 423 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,017 |
| Acres of potatoes | 132 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,494 |
| BAR BU | 17,764 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17,764 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 807 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 749 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 37,851 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 114,879 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7,438 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,278 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,690 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 195 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 473 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,804 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 81,451 |
| BWT BU | 807 |
| CRN BU | 37,851 |
| HAY AC | 3,017 |
| HAY TONS | 4,294 |
| OAT BU | 114,879 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,278 |
| POT AC | 132 |
| POT BU | 11,690 |
| RYE BU | 195 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,294 |
| WHT AC | 4,494 |
| WHT SP BU | 473 |
| WHT WTR BU | 81,451 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 519 |
| C UNMD M | 584 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,103 |
| D OCC | 423 |
| FEMALE | 902 |
| GRA BU | 749 |
| H INHAB | 422 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 942 |
| MD F | 341 |
| MD M | 339 |
| MD TOT | 680 |
| NUMBER CD | 163 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7,438 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 8,804 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON163006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON087002— 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). "Dorchester S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorchester-s-on163006-1881/.