Dresden, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Dresden, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,979. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1258446. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.583°N, 82.179°W.
Population
In 1881, Dresden, Town—Ville had a population of 1,979: 1,023 male and 956 female residents. Population density was 1972.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,979 |
| 1891 | 2,058 |
| 1901 | 1,613 |
| 1911 | 1,551 |
| 1921 | 1,339 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Camden, 1871 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dresden, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 418 |
| Number of families | 418 |
| Number of females | 956 |
| Number of males | 1,023 |
| Number of married females | 370 |
| Number of married males | 376 |
| Number of married persons | 746 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP TOT | 1,979 |
| Total population | 1,979 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 618 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,155 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 413 |
| Number of occupied houses | 418 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 16 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 131 |
| BAR BU | 60 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,786 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,696 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 887 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,209 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,492 |
| BWT BU | 24 |
| CRN BU | 2,786 |
| HAY AC | 16 |
| HAY TONS | 20 |
| OAT BU | 1,696 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 113 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 5,209 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 20 |
| WHT AC | 131 |
| WHT SP BU | 130 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2,492 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 537 |
| C UNMD M | 618 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,155 |
| D OCC | 418 |
| FEMALE | 956 |
| H INHAB | 413 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 1,023 |
| MD F | 370 |
| MD M | 376 |
| MD TOT | 746 |
| NUMBER CD | 178 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 887 |
| TUR BU | 138 |
| VESS | 5 |
| WID F | 49 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON178010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1258446
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden,_Ontario
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). "Dresden, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dresden-town-ville-on178010-1881/.