Dunn, Ontario (1871 census)
Dunn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,049. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.880°N, 79.648°W.
Population
In 1871, Dunn had a population of 1,049: 547 male and 502 female residents. Population density was 36.4 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Dunn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 230 |
| Number of females | 502 |
| Number of males | 547 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 160 |
| Number of married persons | 311 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| Total population | 1,049 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 352 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 672 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 18 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 224 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 10,726 |
| BWT BU | 248 |
| CRN BU | 744 |
| HAY AC | 1,989 |
| HAY TONS | 2,604 |
| OAT BU | 16,104 |
| PEA BU | 3,368 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 6,193 |
| RYE BU | 175 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,446 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,477 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10,943 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,159 |
| AREA | 18,446 |
| BEING BUILT | 18 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 17 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 230 |
| FEMALE | 502 |
| GRA BU | 489 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 225 |
| INHABITED | 224 |
| MALE | 547 |
| MARRIED F | 151 |
| MARRIED M | 160 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 311 |
| POPULATION | 1,049 |
| ROOT BU | 1,336 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 320 |
| SINGLE M | 352 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 672 |
| TUR BU | 2,593 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 35 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON017009— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunn-on017009-1871/.