Dunn, Ontario (1851 census)
Dunn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 828. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.880°N, 79.648°W.
Population
In 1851, Dunn had a population of 828: 442 male and 386 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 828 |
| 1861 | 955 |
| 1871 | 1,049 |
| 1881 | 1,040 |
| 1891 | 984 |
| 1901 | 854 |
| 1911 | 766 |
| 1921 | 788 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Dunn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 147 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 828 total population, 442 males, 386 females, Male members of the family who are present: 375, Female members of the family who are present: 325, 298 single males, 237 single females, 149 families, 134 married males, 132 married females, Males present who are not members of the family: 67, Females present who are not members of the family: 61, 54 males attending school, 24 females attending school, 18 male births, 17 widowed females, 16 female births, 10 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, Male members of the family who are present: 2, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 67 females aged 5 to 10, 54 males aged 5 to 10, 51 married females aged 20 to 30, 47 single males aged 10 to 15, 45 married females aged 30 to 40, 45 single females aged 10 to 15, 42 single males aged 15 to 20, 41 married males aged 30 to 40, 39 married males aged 20 to 30, 36 single males aged 20 to 30, 35 single females aged 15 to 20, 34 married males aged 40 to 50, 27 males aged 1 to 2, 20 males aged 2 to 3, 20 males aged 3 to 4, 20 males under age 1, 17 females under age 1, 16 married females aged 40 to 50, 16 single females aged 20 to 30, 15 females aged 2 to 3, 13 females age 3 to 4, 13 females aged 1 to 2, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 11 married males aged 50 to 60, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 30 to 40, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 married females aged 15 to 20, 8 single males aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 475 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 116 persons originating in Ireland, 107 persons originating in England or Wales, 62 persons originating in the United States, 41 persons originating in Scotland, 12 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 8 female negroes or coloured persons, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 6 persons originating in the East Indies, 5 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 15,351 bushels of wheat, 11,785 pounds of homemade butter, 10,741 bushels of oats, 10,336 acres of land in farms, 6,811 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,189 bushels of corn, 3,545 bushels of potatoes, 3,525 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,849 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,325 acres of farmland under crops, 1,097 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,081 sheep, 954 bushels of barley, 837 tons of hay, 828 acres of wheat, 645 swine, 591 bushels of peas, 539 bushels of buckwheat, 343 acres of oats, 330 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 276 barrels of pork, 250 milk cows, 246 pounds of maple sugar, 218 bulls, oxen, or steers, 193 calves and heifers, 191 horses, 135 acres of corn, 103 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 100 occupants of farms, 83 barrels of beef, 75 bushels of turnips, 72 acres of peas, 58 acres of potatoes, 45 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 42 acres of buckwheat, 31 acres of barley, 23 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 11 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of turnips, 1 gallons of cider. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes $1,600 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $1,250 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 465 yards of flannel, 212 yards of fulled cloth, 19 employees in saw mills, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, 2 saw mills reporting annual production, 2 saw mills returning capital, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital. 3,100,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON013004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261339
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Dunn, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunn-on013004-1851/.