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 density was 16.6 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dummer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 417 |
| Number of families | 417 |
| Number of females | 1,018 |
| Number of males | 1,125 |
| Number of married females | 339 |
| Number of married males | 339 |
| Number of married persons | 678 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 69 |
| POP F | 1,018 |
| POP M | 1,125 |
| POP TOT | 2,143 |
| Total population | 2,143 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 635 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 761 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,396 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 8 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,135 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 406 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 57 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 22 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 327 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 6 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 344 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 62 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 74 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 69 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 158 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 406 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 756 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 341 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,259 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 22,013 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,169 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,907 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 27,769 |
| Acres of land in farms | 49,782 |
| Acres of oats | 3,972 |
| Acres of potatoes | 262 |
| Acres of turnips | 83 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,525 |
| BAR AC | 756 |
| BAR BU | 13,219 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,219 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,963 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,121 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 28,065 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,311 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6,900 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 30,515 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 22,137 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12,277 |
| BWT BU | 5,963 |
| CRN BU | 215 |
| HAY AC | 3,907 |
| HAY TONS | 4,231 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 730 |
| Number of chickens | 13,947 |
| Number of ducks | 138 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 346 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 50 |
| Number of geese | 298 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 315 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 842 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,106 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 400 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,677 |
| Number of other fowl | 105 |
| Number of oxen | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 103 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 152 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 1,150 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 671 |
| Number of swine | 1,013 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 799 |
| Number of turkeys | 242 |
| OAT AC | 3,972 |
| OAT BU | 90,121 |
| PEA BU | 28,065 |
| POT AC | 262 |
| POT BU | 26,311 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 205 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,728 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 77 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 62,005 |
| RYE BU | 6,900 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,231 |
| WHT AC | 3,525 |
| WHT FALL BU | 12,277 |
| WHT SP BU | 30,515 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 103 |
| A 11 50 | 33 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 152 |
| BEN BU | 214 |
| BUTTER LB | 62,005 |
| CATTLE KS | 730 |
| CHEESE LB | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 635 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 761 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,396 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,728 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 315 |
| DUCKS | 138 |
| FAMILIES | 417 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 77 |
| FRN CA | 8 |
| GEESE | 298 |
| GRA BU | 47 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 13,947 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 842 |
| HOUSES | 406 |
| HOUSES B | 57 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 69 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 344 |
| HOUSES S | 22 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 158 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 74 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 62 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 13 |
| HOUSES W | 327 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 339 |
| MD MALE | 339 |
| MD TOT | 678 |
| MILK COWS | 2,106 |
| NAME CD | Peterborough, East-Est |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 50 |
| OC P | 346 |
| OC TOT | 400 |
| OTHER FOWL | 105 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,677 |
| OTHERS | 2,135 |
| SHEEP | 1,150 |
| SHEEP KS | 671 |
| SUP AM | 27,769 |
| SUP FOR | 22,013 |
| SUP JV | 341 |
| SUP PAT | 8,259 |
| SUP SC | 19,169 |
| SUP TOT | 49,782 |
| SWINE | 1,013 |
| SWINE KS | 799 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 406 |
| TUR AC | 83 |
| TUR BU | 22,137 |
| TURKEY | 242 |
| WID FEM | 44 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 69 |
| WORKING OX | 7 |
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/.