Dundas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)
Dundas, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,135. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.268°N, 79.949°W.
Population
In 1871, Dundas, Town—Ville had a population of 3,135: 1,546 male and 1,589 female residents. Population density was 1689.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,517 |
| 1861 | 2,852 |
| 1871 | 3,135 |
| 1881 | 3,709 |
| 1891 | 3,546 |
| 1901 | 3,173 |
| 1911 | 4,299 |
| 1921 | 4,978 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dundas, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 608 |
| Number of females | 1,589 |
| Number of males | 1,546 |
| Number of married females | 470 |
| Number of married males | 476 |
| Number of married persons | 940 |
| Number of widowed females | 121 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 164 |
| Total population | 3,135 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 998 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,027 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,025 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 602 |
| Number of occupied houses | 607 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 58 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 282 |
| CRN BU | 330 |
| HAY AC | 77 |
| HAY TONS | 87 |
| OAT BU | 715 |
| PEA BU | 94 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 7,406 |
| Total area (acres) | 600 |
| WHT SP BU | 82 |
| WHT WTR BU | 240 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 40 |
| AREA | 600 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 23 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 608 |
| FEMALE | 1,589 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 607 |
| INHABITED | 602 |
| MALE | 1,546 |
| MARRIED F | 470 |
| MARRIED M | 476 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 940 |
| POPULATION | 3,135 |
| ROOT BU | 1,490 |
| SHANTIES | 5 |
| SINGLE F | 998 |
| SINGLE M | 1,027 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,025 |
| TUR BU | 404 |
| UNINHABITED | 58 |
| WIDOWED F | 121 |
| WIDOWED M | 43 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 164 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON023003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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—Ville, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dundas-town-ville-on023003-1871/.