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 density was 38.5 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Dover shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 778 |
| Number of families | 778 |
| Number of females | 2,108 |
| Number of males | 2,339 |
| Number of married females | 690 |
| Number of married males | 700 |
| Number of married persons | 1,390 |
| Number of widowed females | 67 |
| Number of widowed males | 52 |
| Number of widowed persons | 119 |
| POP TOT | 4,447 |
| Total population | 4,447 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,351 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,587 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,938 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 770 |
| Number of occupied houses | 774 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,303 |
| Acres of potatoes | 288 |
| Acres of wheat | 8,005 |
| BAR BU | 73,921 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 73,921 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,204 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 118,939 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 92,919 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,411 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,816 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,750 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,119 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,549 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 147,252 |
| BWT BU | 226 |
| CRN BU | 118,939 |
| HAY AC | 2,303 |
| HAY TONS | 3,169 |
| OAT BU | 92,919 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,816 |
| POT AC | 288 |
| POT BU | 27,750 |
| RYE BU | 86 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,169 |
| WHT AC | 8,005 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,119 |
| WHT WTR BU | 147,252 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,351 |
| C UNMD M | 1,587 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,938 |
| D OCC | 774 |
| FEMALE | 2,108 |
| GRA BU | 1,204 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 770 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 2,339 |
| MD F | 690 |
| MD M | 700 |
| MD TOT | 1,390 |
| NUMBER CD | 180 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,411 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 1,549 |
| WID F | 67 |
| WID M | 52 |
| WID TOT | 119 |
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/.