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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,848 |
| 1891 | 2,516 |
| 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, VL, 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 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,848 total population, 1,941 males, 1,907 females, 1,156 married persons, 709 families, 579 married males, 577 married females, 168 widowed persons, 101 widowed females, 67 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,524 single persons under 18, 1,295 single males under 18, 1,229 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 686 occupied houses, 685 inhabited houses, 36 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 537,835 bushels of turnips, 122,632 bushels of winter wheat, 94,080 bushels of oats, 57,655 bushels of barley, 51,492 bushels of potatoes, 37,038 bushels of other root crops, 24,901 bushels of peas and beans, 11,476 bushels of corn, 7,245 acres of wheat, 5,549 tons of hay, 4,534 acres of hay crops, 1,784 bushels of rye, 475 acres of potatoes, 230 bushels of buckwheat, 206 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 bushels of spring wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Wellington Wegenast | 1876–1942 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,848 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:
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/.