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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261343. 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 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 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 3,731 total population, 1,922 males, 1,809 females, 1,047 married persons, 673 families, 526 married males, 521 married females, 145 widowed persons, 97 widowed females, 48 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 2,539 single persons under 18, 1,348 single males under 18, 1,191 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 673 inhabited houses, 673 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 71,400 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| William Pearce | 1848–1930 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON005002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261343
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/.