Dover, Ontario (1871 census)
Dover was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,315. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.438°N, 82.342°W.
Population
In 1871, Dover had a population of 3,315: 1,687 male and 1,628 female residents. Population density was 28.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,656 |
| 1871 | 3,315 |
| 1881 | 4,447 |
| 1891 | 4,415 |
| 1901 | 4,464 |
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, Dover 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 | 593 |
| Number of females | 1,628 |
| Number of males | 1,687 |
| Number of married females | 494 |
| Number of married males | 498 |
| Number of married persons | 992 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 74 |
| Total population | 3,315 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,099 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,150 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,249 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 588 |
| Number of occupied houses | 588 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 51,123 |
| BWT BU | 536 |
| CRN BU | 46,500 |
| HAY AC | 2,187 |
| HAY TONS | 2,796 |
| OAT BU | 42,637 |
| PEA BU | 5,318 |
| POT AC | 242 |
| POT BU | 20,499 |
| RYE BU | 96 |
| Total area (acres) | 68,850 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,347 |
| WHT WTR BU | 34,276 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,667 |
| AREA | 68,850 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 314 |
| CD | 2 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 593 |
| FEMALE | 1,628 |
| GRA BU | 148 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 588 |
| INHABITED | 588 |
| MALE | 1,687 |
| MARRIED F | 494 |
| MARRIED M | 498 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 992 |
| POPULATION | 3,315 |
| ROOT BU | 1,603 |
| SINGLE F | 1,099 |
| SINGLE M | 1,150 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,249 |
| TUR BU | 367 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 35 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 74 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON002005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON076003— 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). "Dover, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dover-on002005-1871/.