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 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 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,049 total population, 547 males, 502 females, 311 married persons, 230 families, 160 married males, 151 married females, 66 widowed persons, 35 widowed males, 31 widowed females. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 672 single persons under 18, 352 single males under 18, 320 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 225 occupied houses, 224 inhabited houses, 18 houses under construction, 14 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 18,446 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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/.