Dunn, Ontario (1911 census)
Dunn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 766. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.880°N, 79.648°W.
Population
In 1911, Dunn had a population of 766: 422 male and 344 female residents. Population density was 26.6 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Dunn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 854 |
| POP F | 344 |
| POP M | 422 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 25.79 |
| POP TOT | 766 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 302 |
| AREA ACRES | 19,008 |
| AREA SQ MI | 29.70 |
| BAPTISTS | 39 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 303 |
| BRIT IRISH | 245 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 43 |
| DISCIPLES | 16 |
| DUTCH | 15 |
| DWELLINGS | 173 |
| F MARRIED | 140 |
| F SINGLE | 173 |
| F WIDOWED | 31 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| FRENCH | 2 |
| GERMAN | 150 |
| JEWISH | 7 |
| JEWS | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 33 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 145 |
| M SINGLE | 262 |
| M WIDOWED | 14 |
| MENNONITES | 29 |
| METHODISTS | 168 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 120 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 25 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 1 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON075004— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunn-on075004-1911/.