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 |
|---|---|
| 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Dundas, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 724 |
| Number of families | 724 |
| Number of females | 1,939 |
| Number of males | 1,770 |
| Number of married females | 529 |
| Number of married males | 554 |
| Number of married persons | 1,083 |
| Number of widowed females | 205 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 242 |
| POP TOT | 3,709 |
| Total population | 3,709 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,179 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,384 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 724 |
| Number of occupied houses | 724 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 54 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 58 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR BU | 220 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 924 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,626 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 446 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 590 |
| CRN BU | 142 |
| HAY AC | 58 |
| HAY TONS | 67 |
| OAT BU | 120 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,626 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 67 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT WTR BU | 590 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,205 |
| C UNMD M | 1,179 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,384 |
| D OCC | 724 |
| FEMALE | 1,939 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 724 |
| H UNINH | 54 |
| MALE | 1,770 |
| MD F | 529 |
| MD M | 554 |
| MD TOT | 1,083 |
| NUMBER CD | 148 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 924 |
| TUR BU | 446 |
| WID F | 205 |
| WID M | 37 |
| WID TOT | 242 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON148001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153010— 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/.