Port Dalhousie, Village, Ontario (1871 census)
Port Dalhousie, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,081. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230573. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.198°N, 79.251°W.
Population
In 1871, Port Dalhousie, Village had a population of 1,081: 545 male and 530 female residents. Population density was 1077.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,081 |
| 1881 | 1,129 |
| 1891 | 879 |
| 1901 | 1,125 |
| 1911 | 1,152 |
| 1921 | 1,492 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Grantham, 1861 (2.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Port Dalhousie, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 207 |
| Number of females | 530 |
| Number of males | 545 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 181 |
| Number of married persons | 357 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,081 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 329 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 358 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 687 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 200 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 176 |
| CRN BU | 531 |
| HAY AC | 93 |
| HAY TONS | 138 |
| OAT BU | 922 |
| PEA BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 4,132 |
| Total area (acres) | 400 |
| WHT SP BU | 13 |
| WHT WTR BU | 562 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 34 |
| AREA | 400 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| CD | 21 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FEMALE | 536 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 200 |
| INHABITED | 200 |
| MALE | 545 |
| MARRIED F | 176 |
| MARRIED M | 181 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 357 |
| POPULATION | 1,081 |
| ROOT BU | 133 |
| SINGLE F | 329 |
| SINGLE M | 358 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 687 |
| TUR BU | 104 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 6 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON021003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230573
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Dalhousie
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). "Port Dalhousie, Village, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dalhousie-village-on021003-1871/.