Port Dalhousie, VL, Ontario (1871 census)
Port Dalhousie, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,081: 545 male and 530 female residents.
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, VL 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 1,081 total population, 545 males, 530 females, 357 married persons, 207 families, 181 married males, 176 married females, 37 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 687 single persons under 18, 358 single males under 18, 329 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 200 inhabited houses, 200 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 400 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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, VL, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dalhousie-vl-on021003-1871/.