Dummer, Ontario (1861 census)
Dummer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,105. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.561°N, 78.100°W.
Population
In 1861, Dummer had a population of 2,105: 1,232 male and 873 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dummer, 1871 (50.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Dummer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,105 total population, 1,232 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,200, 889 single males, 873 females, Female members of the family who are present: 843, 543 single females, 326 married males, 299 married females, 261 males attending school, 207 females attending school, 34 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 32, 31 male births, 31 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 30, 17 widowed males, 14 adult females unable to read or write, 10 adult males unable to read or write, 5 deaf and dumb males, 2 blind males, 2 lunatic males, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 150 single males aged 20 to 30, 145 single males aged 15 to 20, 142 males aged 5 to 10, 139 single males aged 10 to 15, 127 females aged 5 to 10, 123 single females aged 10 to 15, 120 single males aged 30 to 40, 97 married females aged 20 to 30, 97 single females aged 15 to 20, 92 married females aged 30 to 40, 88 married males aged 30 to 40, 82 married males aged 40 to 50, 75 married males aged 20 to 30, 51 married females aged 40 to 50, 44 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 single males aged 40 to 50, 37 males aged 1 to 2, 36 females aged 1 to 2, 35 single females aged 20 to 30, 29 males aged 2 to 3, 28 females age 3 to 4, 28 females aged 2 to 3, 27 married females aged 50 to 60, 26 males aged 4 to 5, 24 females aged 4 to 5, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 21 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 8 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,338 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 420 persons originating in Ireland, 173 persons originating in England or Wales, 113 persons originating in Scotland, 27 French Canadians, 24 persons originating in the United States, 4 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 3 persons originating in France, 2 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $345,922 value farms (dollars), $78,259 value all livestock, 66,760 bushels of oats, 51,595 pounds of homemade butter, $38,982 value horses aged over 3 years, 33,142 bushels of potatoes, 29,287 acres of land in farms, 21,310 bushels of winter wheat, 20,020 bushels of turnips, 19,934 pounds of maple sugar, 18,531 bushels of peas, 17,792 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $15,846 value farm implements in dollars, 11,495 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,213 bushels of spring wheat, 7,141 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,716 acres of farmland under crops, 4,692 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,920 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,163 sheep, 1,972 acres of oats, 1,537 bushels of carrots, 1,294 acres of winter wheat, 1,203 swine, 1,094 tons of hay, 1,051 acres of peas, 868 calves and heifers, 846 acres of spring wheat, 824 milk cows, 797 bushels of buckwheat, 672 barrels of pork, 435 bushels of barley, 403 horses aged over 3 years, 356 bulls, oxen, or steers, 294 acres of potatoes, 229 occupants of farms, 206 barrels of beef, 156 horses aged 3 years and under, 147 bushels of corn, $139 value garden and orchard crops, 134 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 90 acres of turnips, 87 acres of farmland in gardens, 55 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 49 acres of buckwheat, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 21 acres of barley, 17 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 9 acres of corn, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,691 yards of flannel, $1,919 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,167 yards of fulled cloth, 35 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 8, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093005— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dummer-on093005-1861/.