Dummer, Ontario (1891 census)
Dummer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,143. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.476°N, 78.061°W.
Population
In 1891, Dummer had a population of 2,143: 1,125 male and 1,018 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dummer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,143 total population, 1,125 males, 1,018 females, 678 married persons, 417 families, 339 married females, 339 married males, 69 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,396 single persons under 18, 761 single males under 18, 635 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,135 persons who are not French Canadian, 8 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 406 houses, 406 occupied houses, 344 houses of 1 story, 327 houses built of wood, 158 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 74 houses of 3 rooms, 69 houses of 4 rooms, 62 houses of 2 stories, 57 houses built of brick, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 44 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses built of stone, 13 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 4 houses under construction, 2 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 90,121 bushels of oats, 62,005 pounds of homemade butter, 49,782 acres of land in farms, 30,515 bushels of spring wheat, 28,065 bushels of peas, 27,769 acres of improved land in farms, 26,311 bushels of potatoes, 22,137 bushels of turnips, 22,013 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 19,169 acres of farmland under crops, 13,947 chickens, 13,219 bushels of barley, 12,277 bushels of winter wheat, 8,259 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,900 bushels of rye, 5,963 bushels of buckwheat, 5,728 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,231 tons of hay, 3,972 acres of oats, 3,907 acres of hay crops, 3,525 acres of wheat, 2,106 milk cows, 1,677 other cattle, 1,150 sheep, 1,013 swine, 842 horses aged over 3 years, 799 swine slaughtered or sold, 756 acres of barley, 730 cattle killed or sold, 671 sheep slaughtered or sold, 400 occupants of farms, 346 farm occupants who own their land, 341 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 315 horses aged 3 years and under, 298 geese, 262 acres of potatoes, 242 turkeys, 215 bushels of corn, 214 bushels of beans, 205 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 152 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 138 ducks, 105 other fowl, 103 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 83 acres of turnips, 77 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 67 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 50 farm occupants who rent their land, 47 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 oxen, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON110008— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dummer-on110008-1891/.