Dummer, Ontario (1911 census)
Dummer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,715. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.476°N, 78.061°W.
Population
In 1911, Dummer had a population of 1,715. Population density was 13.3 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Dummer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 1,871 |
| POP F | 895 |
| POP M | 971 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 29.05 |
| POP TOT | 1,715 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 1 |
| ANGLICANS | 180 |
| AREA ACRES | 41,108 |
| AREA SQ MI | 64.23 |
| BAPTISTS | 193 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 700 |
| BRIT IRISH | 694 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 201 |
| DUTCH | 48 |
| DWELLINGS | 357 |
| F MARRIED | 288 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 6 |
| F SINGLE | 560 |
| F WIDOWED | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 359 |
| FRENCH | 20 |
| GERMAN | 38 |
| M MARRIED | 305 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 637 |
| M WIDOWED | 28 |
| METHODISTS | 909 |
| NEGRO | 7 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 353 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 76 |
| SWISS | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112006— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dummer-on112006-1911/.