Dundalk, VL, Ontario (1891 census)
Dundalk, VL was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 696. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5314723. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.173°N, 80.390°W.
Population
In 1891, Dundalk, VL had a population of 696: 356 male and 340 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 696 |
| 1901 | 762 |
| 1911 | 687 |
| 1921 | 675 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Proton, 1881 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dundalk, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 71 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 696 total population, 356 males, 340 females, 253 married persons, 142 families, 127 married females, 126 married males, 28 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 415 single persons under 18, 223 single males under 18, 192 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 696 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 142 houses, 142 houses of 2 stories, 142 occupied houses, 126 houses built of wood, 69 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 29 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 4 rooms, 16 houses built of brick, 10 houses of 3 rooms, 6 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 2,150 bushels of oats, 1,775 bushels of potatoes, 989 acres of land in farms, 950 bushels of turnips, 600 pounds of homemade butter, 547 acres of improved land in farms, 455 chickens, 442 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 347 acres of farmland under crops, 295 bushels of peas, 220 bushels of barley, 203 tons of hay, 153 acres of hay crops, 145 acres of farmland in pasture, 99 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 98 occupants of farms, 97 acres of oats, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 89 horses aged over 3 years, 81 farm occupants who own their land, 64 milk cows, 60 bushels of winter wheat, 55 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 52 swine, 40 bushels of spring wheat, 37 geese, 34 other cattle, 32 sheep, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 horses aged 3 years and under, 15 acres of barley, 15 acres of potatoes, 13 swine slaughtered or sold, 9 acres of wheat, 9 ducks, 7 acres of turnips, 4 sheep slaughtered or sold, 3 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 2 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 turkeys, 1 cattle killed or sold, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON114023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5314723
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundalk,_Ontario
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). "Dundalk, VL, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dundalk-vl-on067002-1891/.