Dundas, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)
Dundas, Town of was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,517. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q620726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.268°N, 79.949°W.
Population
In 1851, Dundas, Town of had a population of 3,517: 1,813 male and 1,704 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,517 |
| 1861 | 2,852 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Dundas, Town of shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 126 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,517 total population, 1,813 males, 1,704 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,480, Male members of the family who are present: 1,429, 1,239 single males, 1,070 single females, 651 families, 553 married females, 548 married males, Males present who are not members of the family: 384, Females present who are not members of the family: 224, 215 males attending school, 213 females attending school, 81 widowed females, 63 female births, 55 male births, 26 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 16, Male members of the family who are present: 16, 2 blind females, 2 lunatic males, 2 persons at sea, 1 deaf and dumb females, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 252 males aged 5 to 10, 233 females aged 5 to 10, 230 married females aged 20 to 30, 225 single males aged 10 to 15, 216 single females aged 10 to 15, 210 married males aged 30 to 40, 206 single males aged 15 to 20, 206 single males aged 20 to 30, 200 single females aged 15 to 20, 174 married females aged 30 to 40, 139 married males aged 40 to 50, 136 married males aged 20 to 30, 106 single females aged 20 to 30, 93 married females aged 40 to 50, 70 females under age 1, 60 males under age 1, 59 females aged 2 to 3, 59 males aged 2 to 3, 57 females aged 1 to 2, 55 males aged 4 to 5, 54 females age 3 to 4, 54 males aged 1 to 2, 52 females aged 4 to 5, 50 married males aged 50 to 60, 38 males aged 3 to 4, 35 males of unknown age, 26 single males aged 30 to 40, 24 married females aged 15 to 20, 24 married females aged 50 to 60, 21 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 19 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 14 single males aged 40 to 50, 14 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 30 to 40, 9 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 7 females of unknown age, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 15 to 20, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,228 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1,118 persons originating in Ireland, 571 persons originating in Scotland, 304 persons originating in England or Wales, 208 persons originating in the United States, 27 French Canadians, 15 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 15 persons originating in New Brunswick, 14 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 9 persons whose origin is unknown, 5 male negroes or coloured persons, 3 female negroes or coloured persons, 2 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway, 1 persons originating in the East Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 5 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production. 160,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 60 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 33, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 5, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 5 people connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Young Stark | 1799–1866 | died here |
| JAMES BELL EWART | 1801–1853 | died here |
| John Paterson | 1805–1856 | died here |
| Cameron | 1822–1887 | born here |
| Joseph William Winthrop Spencer | 1851–1921 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON104005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q620726
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Dundas, Town of, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dundas-town-of-on041009-1851/.