Dover, Ontario (1861 census)
Dover was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,656. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.438°N, 82.342°W.
Population
In 1861, Dover had a population of 2,656: 1,391 male and 1,265 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Dover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,656 total population, 1,391 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,294, 1,265 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,232, 912 single males, 814 single females, 447 married males, 411 married females, 220 adult males unable to read or write, 219 adult females unable to read or write, 199 males attending school, 145 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 97, 48 male births, 40 female births, 40 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 33, 32 widowed males, 3 lunatic males, 2 lunatic females, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 222 females aged 5 to 10, 200 males aged 5 to 10, 184 single males aged 10 to 15, 170 single males aged 15 to 20, 166 single females aged 10 to 15, 154 married females aged 20 to 30, 144 married males aged 30 to 40, 140 married males aged 20 to 30, 130 married females aged 30 to 40, 118 single females aged 15 to 20, 80 single males aged 20 to 30, 76 married males aged 40 to 50, 60 females aged 2 to 3, 58 females age 3 to 4, 58 married females aged 40 to 50, 56 males aged 1 to 2, 56 married males aged 50 to 60, 54 males aged 2 to 3, 53 females aged 1 to 2, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 48 males aged 3 to 4, 44 males aged 4 to 5, 36 single females aged 20 to 30, 32 married females aged 50 to 60, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 16 married females aged 15 to 20, 14 single males aged 30 to 40, 12 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 single males aged 40 to 50, 6 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married females aged 90 to 100, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.) The 1861 enumerator also recorded 1 widowed males over 100 — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,054 French Canadians, 1,009 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 211 negroes or coloured persons, 210 persons originating in the United States, 141 persons originating in England or Wales, 113 male negroes or coloured persons, 112 persons originating in Ireland, 107 persons originating in Scotland, 98 female negroes or coloured persons, 7 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 persons whose origin is unknown, 5 persons originating in France, 3 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 2 persons originating in all other places. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $374,673 value farms (dollars), $89,133 value all livestock, $43,763 value horses aged over 3 years, 36,722 pounds of homemade butter, 36,429 bushels of oats, 31,874 bushels of spring wheat, 26,903 acres of land in farms, 26,476 bushels of barley, 25,745 bushels of potatoes, 22,650 bushels of peas, $21,658 value farm implements in dollars, 18,160 bushels of corn, 17,089 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,732 bushels of winter wheat, 11,963 pounds of maple sugar, 9,814 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,282 acres of farmland under crops, 5,670 gallons of cider, 4,881 pounds of wool produced on farms, $4,323 value garden and orchard crops, 4,105 bushels of turnips, 3,434 swine, 2,946 bushels of buckwheat, 2,383 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,642 sheep, 1,459 acres of spring wheat, 1,195 calves and heifers, 1,189 tons of hay, 1,089 bushels of rye, 1,014 acres of oats, 973 acres of peas, 933 milk cows, 914 acres of barley, 825 horses aged over 3 years, 760 barrels of pork, 683 acres of winter wheat, 681 acres of corn, 564 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 490 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 372 bushels of carrots, 363 horses aged 3 years and under, 340 occupants of farms, 308 acres of potatoes, 300 pounds of flax or hemp, 285 bulls, oxen, or steers, 198 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 190 acres of buckwheat, 149 acres of farmland in gardens, 144 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 125 bushels of beans, 124 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 108 barrels of beef, 63 acres of rye, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 26 acres of turnips, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 15 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 pounds of hops, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $1,941 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,819 yards of flannel, 646 yards of fulled cloth, 59 carriages for pleasure, 53 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 14,100 pounds of fresh fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 45 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 24, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 21, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 4, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, 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 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON080004— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dover-on080004-1861/.