Dungannon, Ontario (1881 census)
Dungannon was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 578. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261337. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.045°N, 77.744°W.
Population
In 1881, Dungannon had a population of 578: 309 male and 269 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 578 |
| 1891 | 754 |
| 1901 | 867 |
| 1911 | 788 |
| 1921 | 734 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Faraday, Dungannon, 1871 (46.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dungannon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 100 |
| Number of families | 100 |
| Number of females | 269 |
| Number of males | 309 |
| Number of married females | 91 |
| Number of married males | 94 |
| Number of married persons | 185 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 578 |
| Total population | 578 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 169 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 375 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 98 |
| Number of occupied houses | 98 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 825 |
| Acres of potatoes | 75 |
| Acres of wheat | 351 |
| BAR BU | 831 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 831 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 88 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 43 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,144 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,587 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,231 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,366 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,055 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,390 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 22,472 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 41 |
| BWT BU | 88 |
| CRN BU | 234 |
| HAY AC | 825 |
| HAY TONS | 750 |
| OAT BU | 15,144 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,231 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 9,366 |
| RYE BU | 1,055 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 750 |
| WHT AC | 351 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,390 |
| WHT WTR BU | 41 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 169 |
| C UNMD M | 206 |
| C UNMD TOT | 375 |
| D OCC | 98 |
| FEMALE | 269 |
| GRA BU | 43 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 98 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 309 |
| MD F | 91 |
| MD M | 94 |
| MD TOT | 185 |
| NUMBER CD | 122 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,587 |
| TUR BU | 22,472 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON118004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261337
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). "Dungannon, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dungannon-on122013-1881/.