Port Dalhousie, VL, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Dalhousie, VL 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, VL had a population of 1,129: 582 male and 547 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Dalhousie, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,129 total population, 582 males, 547 females, 400 married persons, 233 families, 200 married females, 200 married males, 51 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 678 single persons under 18, 366 single males under 18, 312 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 231 occupied houses, 230 inhabited houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary vessels, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,020 bushels of potatoes, 841 bushels of other root crops, 515 bushels of corn, 240 bushels of winter wheat, 90 bushels of oats, 45 bushels of spring wheat, 31 bushels of turnips, 24 acres of wheat, 22 acres of potatoes, 8 tons of hay, 7 acres of hay crops, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of peas and beans, 3 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,129 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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, VL, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dalhousie-vl-on145007-1881/.