Dover, Ontario (1881 census)
Dover was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,447. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.437°N, 82.341°W.
Population
In 1881, Dover had a population of 4,447: 2,339 male and 2,108 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Dover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,447 total population, 2,339 males, 2,108 females, 1,390 married persons, 778 families, 700 married males, 690 married females, 119 widowed persons, 67 widowed females, 52 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,938 single persons under 18, 1,587 single males under 18, 1,351 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 774 occupied houses, 770 inhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 147,252 bushels of winter wheat, 118,939 bushels of corn, 92,919 bushels of oats, 73,921 bushels of barley, 27,750 bushels of potatoes, 8,005 acres of wheat, 7,119 bushels of spring wheat, 5,411 bushels of other root crops, 3,816 bushels of peas and beans, 3,169 tons of hay, 2,303 acres of hay crops, 1,549 bushels of turnips, 1,204 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 288 acres of potatoes, 226 bushels of buckwheat, 86 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,448 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:
ON180006— 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 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). "Dover, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dover-on180006-1881/.