Dundas, Town—Ville, Ontario (1881 census)
Dundas, Town—Ville was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,709. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q620726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.268°N, 79.949°W.
Population
In 1881, Dundas, Town—Ville had a population of 3,709: 1,770 male and 1,939 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Dundas, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,709 total population, 1,939 females, 1,770 males, 1,083 married persons, 724 families, 554 married males, 529 married females, 242 widowed persons, 205 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,384 single persons under 18, 1,205 single females under 18, 1,179 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 724 inhabited houses, 724 occupied houses, 54 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,626 bushels of potatoes, 924 bushels of other root crops, 590 bushels of winter wheat, 446 bushels of turnips, 220 bushels of barley, 142 bushels of corn, 120 bushels of oats, 67 tons of hay, 58 acres of hay crops, 26 acres of wheat, 13 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,710 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dundas-town-ville-on148001-1881/.