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 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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 578 total population, 309 males, 269 females, 185 married persons, 100 families, 94 married males, 91 married females, 18 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 375 single persons under 18, 206 single males under 18, 169 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 98 inhabited houses, 98 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,472 bushels of turnips, 15,144 bushels of oats, 9,366 bushels of potatoes, 3,390 bushels of spring wheat, 3,231 bushels of peas and beans, 1,587 bushels of other root crops, 1,055 bushels of rye, 831 bushels of barley, 825 acres of hay crops, 750 tons of hay, 351 acres of wheat, 234 bushels of corn, 88 bushels of buckwheat, 75 acres of potatoes, 43 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 41 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 578 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:
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/.