Dunn, Ontario (1861 census)
Dunn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 955. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.880°N, 79.648°W.
Population
In 1861, Dunn had a population of 955: 502 male and 453 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Dunn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 149 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 955 total population, 502 males, Male members of the family who are present: 489, 453 females, Female members of the family who are present: 437, 349 single males, 307 single females, 150 married males, 131 married females, 62 females attending school, 47 males attending school, 26 male births, 24 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 16, 15 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 13, 4 adult males unable to read or write, 3 widowed males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 72 single males aged 10 to 15, 64 females aged 5 to 10, 62 single females aged 10 to 15, 56 single males aged 20 to 30, 52 males aged 5 to 10, 44 married females aged 20 to 30, 43 married females aged 30 to 40, 38 single females aged 15 to 20, 38 single males aged 15 to 20, 37 married males aged 30 to 40, 35 married males aged 20 to 30, 35 married males aged 40 to 50, 23 females age 3 to 4, 23 married females aged 40 to 50, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 22 single females aged 20 to 30, 20 females aged 1 to 2, 19 females aged 4 to 5, 18 single males aged 30 to 40, 17 females aged 2 to 3, 17 males aged 1 to 2, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 13 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 11 males aged 4 to 5, 11 married females aged 50 to 60, 10 single males aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 6 married males aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 15 to 20, 3 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 618 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 129 persons originating in England or Wales, 106 persons originating in Ireland, 49 persons originating in the United States, 35 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in France, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in Switzerland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $284,228 value farms (dollars), $39,035 value all livestock, 24,085 pounds of homemade butter, 18,358 bushels of oats, 17,462 bushels of spring wheat, $15,335 value horses aged over 3 years, 13,077 bushels of potatoes, $12,408 value farm implements in dollars, 12,136 bushels of peas, 10,458 acres of land in farms, 6,713 bushels of barley, 5,836 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,622 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,880 pounds of wool produced on farms, 3,610 bushels of turnips, 2,915 acres of farmland under crops, 2,434 bushels of winter wheat, 2,359 bushels of corn, 1,636 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,625 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,272 tons of hay, 1,111 sheep, 1,065 bushels of buckwheat, $895 value garden and orchard crops, 817 acres of spring wheat, 739 pounds of maple sugar, 721 swine, 551 acres of peas, 430 bushels of rye, 426 acres of oats, 403 barrels of pork, 398 calves and heifers, 388 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 371 milk cows, 360 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 352 acres of winter wheat, 236 horses aged over 3 years, 209 acres of barley, 154 pounds of flax or hemp, 120 gallons of cider, 104 horses aged 3 years and under, 104 occupants of farms, 92 acres of potatoes, 82 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 75 bulls, oxen, or steers, 71 acres of farmland in gardens, 66 acres of buckwheat, 64 acres of corn, 59 acres of rye, 56 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 52 barrels of beef, 23 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 21 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 17 bushels of beans, 8 bushels of carrots, 6 acres of turnips, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel, 1 pounds of hops. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 752 yards of flannel, $387 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 373 yards of fulled cloth, 9 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076004— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunn-on076004-1861/.