Dumfries N, Ontario (1881 census)
Dumfries N was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,848. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q252504. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.330°N, 80.373°W.
Population
In 1881, Dumfries N had a population of 3,848: 1,941 male and 1,907 female residents. Population density was 49.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,476 |
| 1861 | 4,161 |
| 1871 | 3,951 |
| 1881 | 3,848 |
| 1891 | 2,516 |
| 1901 | 2,164 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 1921 | 2,146 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ayr, Village, 1891 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dumfries N 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 | 709 |
| Number of families | 709 |
| Number of females | 1,907 |
| Number of males | 1,941 |
| Number of married females | 577 |
| Number of married males | 579 |
| Number of married persons | 1,156 |
| Number of widowed females | 101 |
| Number of widowed males | 67 |
| Number of widowed persons | 168 |
| POP TOT | 3,848 |
| Total population | 3,848 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,229 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,295 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,524 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 685 |
| Number of occupied houses | 686 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,534 |
| Acres of potatoes | 475 |
| Acres of wheat | 7,245 |
| BAR BU | 57,655 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 57,655 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 11,476 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 94,080 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 37,038 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 24,901 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,492 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,784 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 537,835 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 122,632 |
| BWT BU | 230 |
| CRN BU | 11,476 |
| HAY AC | 4,534 |
| HAY TONS | 5,549 |
| OAT BU | 94,080 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 24,901 |
| POT AC | 475 |
| POT BU | 51,492 |
| RYE BU | 1,784 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,549 |
| WHT AC | 7,245 |
| WHT SP BU | 40 |
| WHT WTR BU | 122,632 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,229 |
| C UNMD M | 1,295 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,524 |
| D OCC | 686 |
| FEMALE | 1,907 |
| GRA BU | 206 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 685 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 1,941 |
| MD F | 577 |
| MD M | 579 |
| MD TOT | 1,156 |
| NUMBER CD | 161 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 37,038 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 537,835 |
| WID F | 101 |
| WID M | 67 |
| WID TOT | 168 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON161002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON150001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q252504
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dumfries
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). "Dumfries N, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-n-on161002-1881/.