Dunwich, Ontario (1871 census)
Dunwich was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.669°N, 81.493°W.
Population
In 1871, Dunwich had a population of 3,731: 1,922 male and 1,809 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,948 |
| 1861 | 2,888 |
| 1871 | 3,731 |
| 1881 | 4,290 |
| 1891 | 3,663 |
| 1901 | 3,658 |
| 1911 | 3,198 |
| 1921 | 2,666 |
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, Dunwich shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 673 |
| Number of females | 1,809 |
| Number of males | 1,922 |
| Number of married females | 521 |
| Number of married males | 526 |
| Number of married persons | 1,047 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 145 |
| Total population | 3,731 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,191 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,348 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,539 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 673 |
| Number of occupied houses | 673 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 27,954 |
| BWT BU | 196 |
| CRN BU | 11,310 |
| HAY AC | 4,901 |
| HAY TONS | 5,726 |
| OAT BU | 72,591 |
| PEA BU | 23,178 |
| POT AC | 359 |
| POT BU | 36,826 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,727 |
| WHT WTR BU | 38,566 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,382 |
| AREA | 71,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 97 |
| CD | 5 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 673 |
| FEMALE | 1,809 |
| GRA BU | 397 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 673 |
| INHABITED | 673 |
| MALE | 1,922 |
| MARRIED F | 521 |
| MARRIED M | 526 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,047 |
| POPULATION | 3,731 |
| ROOT BU | 3,279 |
| SINGLE F | 1,191 |
| SINGLE M | 1,348 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,539 |
| TUR BU | 960 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 97 |
| WIDOWED M | 48 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 145 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON005002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109004— 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). "Dunwich, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunwich-on005002-1871/.