Dummer, Ontario (1881 census)
Dummer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,149. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.476°N, 78.061°W.
Population
In 1881, Dummer had a population of 2,149: 1,100 male and 1,049 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Dummer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 393 |
| Number of families | 393 |
| Number of females | 1,049 |
| Number of males | 1,100 |
| Number of married females | 319 |
| Number of married males | 322 |
| Number of married persons | 641 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP TOT | 2,149 |
| Total population | 2,149 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 696 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 761 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,457 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 390 |
| Number of occupied houses | 392 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,489 |
| Acres of potatoes | 283 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,098 |
| BAR BU | 21,793 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,793 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,334 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 655 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 81,287 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 11,489 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 30,110 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,165 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 9,640 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 21,343 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,045 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,633 |
| BWT BU | 3,334 |
| CRN BU | 655 |
| HAY AC | 2,489 |
| HAY TONS | 1,975 |
| OAT BU | 81,287 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 30,110 |
| POT AC | 283 |
| POT BU | 37,165 |
| RYE BU | 9,640 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,975 |
| WHT AC | 3,098 |
| WHT SP BU | 21,343 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,633 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 696 |
| C UNMD M | 761 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,457 |
| D OCC | 392 |
| FEMALE | 1,049 |
| GRA BU | 250 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 390 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 1,100 |
| MD F | 319 |
| MD M | 322 |
| MD TOT | 641 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 11,489 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 15,045 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125019— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dummer-on125019-1881/.