Dummer, Ontario (1871 census)
Dummer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,951. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.476°N, 78.061°W.
Population
In 1871, Dummer had a population of 1,951: 1,021 male and 930 female residents. Population density was 15.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,600 |
| 1861 | 2,105 |
| 1871 | 1,951 |
| 1881 | 2,149 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 2,039 |
| 1911 | 1,715 |
| 1921 | 1,505 |
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 Dummer, 1861 (50.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dummer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 339 |
| Number of females | 930 |
| Number of males | 1,021 |
| Number of married females | 278 |
| Number of married males | 279 |
| Number of married persons | 557 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 1,951 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 609 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 722 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,331 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 334 |
| Number of occupied houses | 334 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,352 |
| BWT BU | 432 |
| CRN BU | 457 |
| HAY AC | 2,808 |
| HAY TONS | 2,361 |
| OAT BU | 45,226 |
| PEA BU | 18,107 |
| POT AC | 300 |
| POT BU | 39,748 |
| RYE BU | 1,429 |
| Total area (acres) | 74,705 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,737 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20,086 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 2,490 |
| AREA | 74,705 |
| BEN BU | 115 |
| CD | 57 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 339 |
| FEMALE | 930 |
| GRA BU | 165 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 334 |
| INHABITED | 334 |
| MALE | 1,021 |
| MARRIED F | 278 |
| MARRIED M | 279 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 557 |
| POPULATION | 1,951 |
| ROOT BU | 3,243 |
| SINGLE F | 609 |
| SINGLE M | 722 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,331 |
| TUR BU | 19,993 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 43 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261330
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). "Dummer, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dummer-on057005-1871/.