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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q620726. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,135 |
| 1881 | 3,709 |
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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,135 total population, 1,589 females, 1,546 males, 940 married persons, 608 families, 476 married males, 470 married females, 164 widowed persons, 121 widowed females, 43 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,025 single persons under 18, 1,027 single males under 18, 998 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 607 occupied houses, 602 inhabited houses, 58 uninhabited houses, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Leeming | 1788–1872 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON023003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON148001— 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 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/.