Dunn, Ontario (1891 census)
Dunn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 984. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.880°N, 79.648°W.
Population
In 1891, Dunn had a population of 984: 495 male and 489 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Dunn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 83 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 984 total population, 495 males, 489 females, 334 married persons, 201 families, 167 married females, 167 married males, 42 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 13 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 608 single persons under 18, 315 single males under 18, 293 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 984 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 200 occupied houses, 197 houses, 171 houses built of wood, 126 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 125 houses of 1 story, 72 houses of 2 stories, 26 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses built of brick, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 3 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 60,130 pounds of homemade butter, 23,808 bushels of winter wheat, 21,655 bushels of oats, 14,409 acres of land in farms, 11,884 bushels of peas, 11,614 acres of improved land in farms, 8,285 acres of farmland under crops, 6,222 bushels of spring wheat, 5,396 chickens, 5,118 bushels of turnips, 3,905 tons of hay, 3,629 bushels of barley, 3,404 bushels of potatoes, 3,018 bushels of corn, 2,829 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,824 acres of hay crops, 2,795 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,703 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,220 acres of wheat, 1,252 acres of oats, 917 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 909 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 882 other cattle, 829 swine slaughtered or sold, 741 sheep, 653 milk cows, 609 swine, 500 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 418 sheep slaughtered or sold, 409 horses aged over 3 years, 398 cattle killed or sold, 345 acres of barley, 270 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 200 occupants of farms, 184 horses aged 3 years and under, 182 bushels of buckwheat, 162 farm occupants who own their land, 143 geese, 132 turkeys, 125 ducks, 74 bushels of rye, 72 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 acres of potatoes, 49 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 farm occupants who rent their land, 34 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 22 bushels of beans, 12 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON094003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunn-on094003-1891/.