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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Dorchester S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,844 total population, 942 males, 902 females, 680 married persons, 423 families, 341 married females, 339 married males, 61 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,103 single persons under 18, 584 single males under 18, 519 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 423 occupied houses, 422 inhabited houses, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 114,879 bushels of oats, 81,451 bushels of winter wheat, 37,851 bushels of corn, 17,764 bushels of barley, 11,690 bushels of potatoes, 8,804 bushels of turnips, 7,438 bushels of other root crops, 4,494 acres of wheat, 4,294 tons of hay, 3,278 bushels of peas and beans, 3,017 acres of hay crops, 807 bushels of buckwheat, 749 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 473 bushels of spring wheat, 195 bushels of rye, 132 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,844 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON163006— 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 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/.