Dummer, Ontario (1911 census)
Dummer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 3,287. 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 3,287: 919 male and 796 female residents. Population density was 14.8 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 | 3,287 |
| 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 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 73,935 area in acres, 3,287 total population, 919 males in the population, 796 females in the population, 537 single (never-married) males, 414 single (never-married) females, 397 families, 358 married males, 349 married females, 115.52 area in square miles, 31 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 14.85 population per square mile, 2 females with marital status not given, 1 legally separated males. 2,039 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,244 persons of British origin (Irish), 995 persons of British origin (English), 889 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of German origin, 22 persons of Italian origin, 12 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin, 1 persons of British origin (other). 92 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,016 Presbyterians, 998 Methodists, 748 Roman Catholics, 376 Anglicans (Church of England), 84 Baptists, 28 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 26 Brethren, 7 Salvation Army adherents, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Disciples of Christ, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 389 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON112007— 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-on112007-1911/.