Dunn, Ontario (1881 census)
Dunn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,040. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.880°N, 79.648°W.
Population
In 1881, Dunn had a population of 1,040: 517 male and 523 female residents. Population density was 36.1 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Dunn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 226 |
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 523 |
| Number of males | 517 |
| Number of married females | 173 |
| Number of married males | 178 |
| Number of married persons | 351 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 54 |
| POP TOT | 1,040 |
| Total population | 1,040 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 635 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 216 |
| Number of occupied houses | 216 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,974 |
| Acres of potatoes | 93 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,110 |
| BAR BU | 8,497 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,497 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 841 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,163 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,356 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,574 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,357 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,753 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 571 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 354 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35,694 |
| CRN BU | 9,163 |
| HAY AC | 1,974 |
| HAY TONS | 2,022 |
| OAT BU | 33,356 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,357 |
| POT AC | 93 |
| POT BU | 8,753 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,022 |
| WHT AC | 3,110 |
| WHT SP BU | 571 |
| WHT WTR BU | 35,694 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 313 |
| C UNMD M | 322 |
| C UNMD TOT | 635 |
| D OCC | 216 |
| FEMALE | 523 |
| GRA BU | 841 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 216 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 517 |
| MD F | 173 |
| MD M | 178 |
| MD TOT | 351 |
| NUMBER CD | 144 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,574 |
| TUR BU | 354 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 54 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON144008— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunn-on144008-1881/.