Dover, Ontario (1851 census)
Dover was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 1,723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.438°N, 82.342°W.
Population
In 1851, Dover had a population of 1,723: 896 male and 827 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,723 |
| 1861 | 2,656 |
| 1871 | 3,315 |
| 1881 | 4,447 |
| 1891 | 4,415 |
| 1901 | 4,464 |
| 1911 | 4,393 |
| 1921 | 4,345 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Dover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 148 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 1,723 total population, 896 males, Male members of the family who are present: 844, 827 females, Female members of the family who are present: 797, 614 single males, 542 single females, 257 married males, 256 married females, 191 families, 53 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 52, 44 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 29 widowed females, 25 female births, 25 widowed males, 19 male births, 3 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 blind females, 1 blind males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 164 males aged 5 to 10, 151 females aged 5 to 10, 126 single males aged 10 to 15, 115 single females aged 10 to 15, 111 married females aged 20 to 30, 91 single males aged 15 to 20, 78 married males aged 30 to 40, 73 single females aged 15 to 20, 71 married males aged 20 to 30, 66 single males aged 20 to 30, 59 married females aged 30 to 40, 54 married males aged 40 to 50, 44 females age 3 to 4, 41 males under age 1, 41 married females aged 40 to 50, 34 males aged 4 to 5, 34 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 females aged 1 to 2, 32 females aged 4 to 5, 32 single females aged 20 to 30, 30 females under age 1, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 females aged 2 to 3, 26 males aged 1 to 2, 25 males aged 3 to 4, 24 males aged 2 to 3, 13 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 11 single males aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 80 to 90, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,022 French Canadians, 346 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 93 persons originating in Scotland, 93 persons originating in the United States, 63 persons originating in England or Wales, 62 persons originating in Ireland, 49 negroes or coloured persons, 44 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 88,372 bushels of oats, 30,784 bushels of wheat, 18,672 acres of land in farms, 13,500 pounds of homemade butter, 12,835 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,265 pounds of tobacco, 7,009 bushels of barley, 6,254 pounds of maple sugar, 5,910 bushels of corn, 5,837 acres of farmland under cultivation, 4,817 bushels of peas, 4,583 bushels of potatoes, 4,002 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,433 acres of farmland under crops, 2,385 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,800 gallons of cider, 1,627 swine, 1,510 acres of wheat, 1,461 sheep, 1,206 bushels of rye, 812 bushels of turnips, 599 milk cows, 585 bushels of buckwheat, 580 bulls, oxen, or steers, 544 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 536 calves and heifers, 518 barrels of pork, 420 horses, 355 acres of oats, 354 tons of hay, 335 acres of corn, 264 acres of peas, 260 acres of barley, 219 occupants of farms, 176 barrels of beef, 93 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 82 acres of potatoes, 82 acres of rye, 74 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 42 acres of buckwheat, 33 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 30 bushels of carrots, 19 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 acres of turnips, 12 pounds of hops, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 4 bushels of beans, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,046 yards of linen, 339 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 21 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121003_1851— 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 1851 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 (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dover-on017003-1851/.