Port Dalhousie, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Dalhousie, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,129. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230573. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.198°N, 79.251°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Dalhousie, Village had a population of 1,129: 582 male and 547 female residents. Population density was 1125.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Dalhousie, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 233 |
| Number of families | 233 |
| Number of females | 547 |
| Number of males | 582 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 400 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP TOT | 1,129 |
| Total population | 1,129 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 678 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 230 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7 |
| Acres of potatoes | 22 |
| Acres of wheat | 24 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 515 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 841 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,020 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 31 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 240 |
| BWT BU | 3 |
| CRN BU | 515 |
| HAY AC | 7 |
| HAY TONS | 8 |
| OAT BU | 90 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5 |
| POT AC | 22 |
| POT BU | 2,020 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8 |
| WHT AC | 24 |
| WHT SP BU | 45 |
| WHT WTR BU | 240 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 312 |
| C UNMD M | 366 |
| C UNMD TOT | 678 |
| D OCC | 231 |
| FEMALE | 547 |
| GRA BU | 6 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 230 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 582 |
| MD F | 200 |
| MD M | 200 |
| MD TOT | 400 |
| NUMBER CD | 145 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 841 |
| TUR BU | 31 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON145007— 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 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). "Port Dalhousie, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dalhousie-village-on145007-1881/.