Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt & C., Ontario (1881 census)
Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt & C. was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,087. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.138°N, 78.371°W.
Population
In 1881, Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt & C. had a population of 1,087: 572 male and 515 female residents. Population density was 2.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 655 |
| 1881 | 1,087 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Harcourt, Dudley, Dysart, Guilford, Harburn, Bruton, Clyde, Eyre, Havelock, Livingstone, Lawrence & Nightingale, 1891 (45.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt & C. shared boundaries with:
- Cardiff
- Glamorgan
- Minden
- Monmouth
- Monteagle & Herschell
- NO DATA
- Stanhope, Sherburne & McClintock
- Wicklow, McClure
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 192 |
| Number of families | 192 |
| Number of females | 515 |
| Number of males | 572 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 333 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 1,087 |
| Total population | 1,087 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 733 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,552 |
| Acres of potatoes | 115 |
| Acres of wheat | 349 |
| BAR BU | 314 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 710 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 306 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,683 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 444 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,157 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,366 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 310 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,025 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 24,685 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 710 |
| CRN BU | 306 |
| HAY AC | 1,552 |
| HAY TONS | 1,500 |
| OAT BU | 13,683 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,157 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 13,366 |
| RYE BU | 310 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,500 |
| WHT AC | 349 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,025 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 333 |
| C UNMD M | 400 |
| C UNMD TOT | 733 |
| D OCC | 192 |
| FEMALE | 515 |
| GRA BU | 71 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 189 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 572 |
| MD F | 169 |
| MD M | 164 |
| MD TOT | 333 |
| NUMBER CD | 125 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 444 |
| SHAN | 3 |
| TUR BU | 24,685 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON125011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON125011— 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 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). "Dysart, Dudley, Harcourt & C., Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dysart-dudley-harcourt-c-on125011-1881/.