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 density was 34.1 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Dunn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 201 |
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 489 |
| Number of males | 495 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP F | 489 |
| POP M | 495 |
| POP TOT | 984 |
| Total population | 984 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 293 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 608 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 984 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 197 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 171 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 125 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 72 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 126 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 345 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 500 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,829 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,795 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,285 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,824 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,614 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,409 |
| Acres of oats | 1,252 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,220 |
| BAR AC | 345 |
| BAR BU | 3,629 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,629 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 182 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 917 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,018 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,655 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 11,884 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,404 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,222 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,118 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 23,808 |
| BWT BU | 182 |
| CRN BU | 3,018 |
| HAY AC | 2,824 |
| HAY TONS | 3,905 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 398 |
| Number of chickens | 5,396 |
| Number of ducks | 125 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 162 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 36 |
| Number of geese | 143 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 184 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 409 |
| Number of milk cows | 653 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 200 |
| Number of other cattle | 882 |
| Number of other fowl | 12 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 49 |
| Number of sheep | 741 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 418 |
| Number of swine | 609 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 829 |
| Number of turkeys | 132 |
| OAT AC | 1,252 |
| OAT BU | 21,655 |
| PEA BU | 11,884 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 3,404 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 270 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,703 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 909 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 60,130 |
| RYE BU | 74 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,905 |
| WHT AC | 2,220 |
| WHT FALL BU | 23,808 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,222 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 34 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 72 |
| BEN BU | 22 |
| BUTTER LB | 60,130 |
| CATTLE KS | 398 |
| CHEESE LB | 270 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 293 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 315 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 608 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,703 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 184 |
| DUCKS | 125 |
| FAMILIES | 201 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 909 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 143 |
| GRA BU | 917 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,396 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 409 |
| HOUSES | 197 |
| HOUSES B | 21 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 125 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 126 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 72 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 171 |
| INF 11 A | 49 |
| MD FEM | 167 |
| MD MALE | 167 |
| MD TOT | 334 |
| MILK COWS | 653 |
| NAME CD | Monck |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 36 |
| OC P | 162 |
| OC TOT | 200 |
| OTHER FOWL | 12 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 882 |
| OTHERS | 984 |
| SHEEP | 741 |
| SHEEP KS | 418 |
| SUP AM | 11,614 |
| SUP FOR | 2,795 |
| SUP JV | 500 |
| SUP PAT | 2,829 |
| SUP SC | 8,285 |
| SUP TOT | 14,409 |
| SWINE | 609 |
| SWINE KS | 829 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 200 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 5,118 |
| TURKEY | 132 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 29 |
| WID MALE | 13 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
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/.