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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Dummer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,149 total population, 1,100 males, 1,049 females, 641 married persons, 393 families, 322 married males, 319 married females, 51 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,457 single persons under 18, 761 single males under 18, 696 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 392 occupied houses, 390 inhabited houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 81,287 bushels of oats, 37,165 bushels of potatoes, 30,110 bushels of peas and beans, 21,793 bushels of barley, 21,343 bushels of spring wheat, 15,045 bushels of turnips, 11,489 bushels of other root crops, 9,640 bushels of rye, 3,334 bushels of buckwheat, 3,098 acres of wheat, 2,489 acres of hay crops, 1,975 tons of hay, 1,633 bushels of winter wheat, 655 bushels of corn, 283 acres of potatoes, 250 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,149 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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/.