Dunn, Ontario (1901 census)
Dunn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 854. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.880°N, 79.648°W.
Population
In 1901, Dunn had a population of 854: 432 male and 422 female residents. Population density was 29.6 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 1901
In the 1901 census, Dunn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 184 |
| Number of females | 422 |
| Number of males | 432 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of single females | 243 |
| Number of single males | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| POP F | 422 |
| POP M | 432 |
| POP TOT | 854 |
| Total population | 854 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 184 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 19,008 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 19,008 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| HOUSES | 184 |
| MARRIED F | 148 |
| MARRIED M | 147 |
| SINGLE F | 243 |
| SINGLE M | 269 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON067006— 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 1901 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 (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunn-on067006-1901/.