Dunnville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Dunnville, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,452. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.909°N, 79.614°W.
Population
In 1871, Dunnville, Village had a population of 1,452: 711 male and 741 female residents. Population density was 1447.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,268 |
| 1871 | 1,452 |
| 1881 | 1,808 |
| 1891 | 1,776 |
| 1901 | 2,105 |
| 1911 | 2,861 |
| 1921 | 3,224 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Dunnville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 292 |
| Number of females | 741 |
| Number of males | 711 |
| Number of married females | 237 |
| Number of married males | 237 |
| Number of married persons | 474 |
| Number of widowed females | 48 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| Total population | 1,452 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 556 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 459 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,015 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 292 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 494 |
| BWT BU | 46 |
| CRN BU | 466 |
| HAY AC | 188 |
| HAY TONS | 252 |
| OAT BU | 1,428 |
| PEA BU | 429 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 2,994 |
| RYE BU | 60 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,035 |
| WHT SP BU | 170 |
| WHT WTR BU | 878 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 74 |
| AREA | 1,035 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| CD | 18 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 292 |
| FEMALE | 741 |
| GRA BU | 22 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 292 |
| INHABITED | 292 |
| MALE | 711 |
| MARRIED F | 237 |
| MARRIED M | 237 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 474 |
| POPULATION | 1,452 |
| ROOT BU | 203 |
| SINGLE F | 556 |
| SINGLE M | 459 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,015 |
| TUR BU | 193 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 48 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON018002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Dunnville, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunnville-village-on018002-1871/.