Dumfries S, Ontario (1881 census)
Dumfries S was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.243°N, 80.337°W.
Population
In 1881, Dumfries S had a population of 3,490: 1,788 male and 1,702 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,490 |
| 1891 | 3,137 |
| 1911 | 2,805 |
| 1921 | 2,821 |
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 Dumfries, S, 1871 (82.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dumfries S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,490 total population, 1,788 males, 1,702 females, 1,169 married persons, 663 families, 587 married males, 582 married females, 127 widowed persons, 83 widowed females, 44 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,194 single persons under 18, 1,157 single males under 18, 1,037 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 656 inhabited houses, 656 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 458,380 bushels of turnips, 160,890 bushels of winter wheat, 110,757 bushels of oats, 86,861 bushels of barley, 42,608 bushels of potatoes, 34,531 bushels of other root crops, 23,170 bushels of corn, 23,053 bushels of peas and beans, 8,786 acres of wheat, 7,211 tons of hay, 4,956 acres of hay crops, 2,252 bushels of rye, 1,905 bushels of buckwheat, 1,014 bushels of spring wheat, 415 acres of potatoes, 247 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,491 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:
ON160003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON103003— 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). "Dumfries S, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dumfries-s-on160003-1881/.