Dundas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)
Dundas, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,546. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q620726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.270°N, 79.963°W.
Population
In 1891, Dundas, Town—Ville had a population of 3,546: 1,687 male and 1,859 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 3,546 |
| 1901 | 3,173 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Dundas, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,546 total population, 1,859 females, 1,687 males, 1,078 married persons, 678 families, 543 married females, 535 married males, 237 widowed persons, 168 widowed females, 69 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,231 single persons under 18, 1,148 single females under 18, 1,083 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,461 persons who are not French Canadian, 85 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 677 houses, 677 occupied houses, 457 houses of 1 story, 439 houses built of wood, 416 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 211 houses of 2 stories, 195 houses built of brick, 127 houses of 5 rooms, 78 houses of 4 rooms, 65 uninhabited houses, 43 houses built of stone, 33 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 9 houses of 3 stories, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 5,733 bushels of turnips, 3,364 bushels of potatoes, 3,114 chickens, 1,005 bushels of oats, 700 pounds of homemade butter, 696 bushels of winter wheat, 575 bushels of corn, 320 bushels of barley, 181 horses aged over 3 years, 161 bushels of spring wheat, 150 tons of hay, 134 geese, 132 acres of improved land in farms, 132 acres of land in farms, 126 ducks, 115 milk cows, 102 bushels of peas, 88 acres of hay crops, 78 swine, 55 acres of farmland under crops, 50 acres of wheat, 46 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 acres of oats, 35 other fowl, 31 acres of farmland in pasture, 31 other cattle, 27 acres of potatoes, 17 occupants of farms, 16 bushels of rye, 15 farm occupants who own their land, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 acres of barley, 11 acres of turnips, 9 swine slaughtered or sold, 8 horses aged 3 years and under, 5 cattle killed or sold, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 oxen, 1 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON129002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128004_1891— 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 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). "Dundas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dundas-town-ville-on129002-1891/.