Dumfries S, Ontario (1871 census)
Dumfries S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,468. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.233°N, 80.333°W.
Population
In 1871, Dumfries S had a population of 3,468: 1,788 male and 1,680 female residents. Population density was 35.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,297 |
| 1861 | 3,916 |
| 1871 | 3,468 |
| 1881 | 3,490 |
| 1891 | 3,137 |
| 1901 | 2,922 |
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 Dumfries S, 1881 (82.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dumfries S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 622 |
| Number of females | 1,680 |
| Number of males | 1,788 |
| Number of married females | 542 |
| Number of married males | 542 |
| Number of married persons | 1,084 |
| Number of widowed females | 90 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 133 |
| Total population | 3,468 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,048 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,203 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,251 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 593 |
| Number of occupied houses | 612 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 78,229 |
| BWT BU | 1,834 |
| CRN BU | 7,076 |
| HAY AC | 5,674 |
| HAY TONS | 7,595 |
| OAT BU | 71,402 |
| PEA BU | 34,696 |
| POT AC | 372 |
| POT BU | 45,368 |
| RYE BU | 205 |
| Total area (acres) | 48,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,713 |
| WHT WTR BU | 92,090 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,549 |
| AREA | 48,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 127 |
| CD | 16 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 622 |
| FEMALE | 1,680 |
| GRA BU | 1,752 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 612 |
| INHABITED | 593 |
| MALE | 1,788 |
| MARRIED F | 542 |
| MARRIED M | 542 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,084 |
| POPULATION | 3,468 |
| ROOT BU | 28,475 |
| SHANTIES | 19 |
| SINGLE F | 1,048 |
| SINGLE M | 1,203 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,251 |
| TUR BU | 298,766 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 90 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 133 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON016001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127005— 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 1871 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 S, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-s-on016001-1871/.