Port Dover, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Port Dover, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,146. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.788°N, 80.205°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Dover, Village had a population of 1,146: 561 male and 585 female residents. Population density was 1402.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,146 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,177 |
| 1911 | 1,138 |
| 1921 | 1,462 |
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 Woodhouse, 1871 (1.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Dover, Village shared boundaries with:
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 | 235 |
| Number of families | 235 |
| Number of females | 585 |
| Number of males | 561 |
| Number of married females | 198 |
| Number of married males | 195 |
| Number of married persons | 393 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| POP TOT | 1,146 |
| Total population | 1,146 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 334 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 354 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 688 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 232 |
| Number of occupied houses | 233 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 147 |
| Acres of potatoes | 32 |
| Acres of wheat | 106 |
| BAR BU | 125 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,426 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,345 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 465 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,231 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1,700 |
| BWT BU | 30 |
| CRN BU | 1,426 |
| HAY AC | 147 |
| HAY TONS | 177 |
| OAT BU | 2,345 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 465 |
| POT AC | 32 |
| POT BU | 3,231 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 177 |
| WHT AC | 106 |
| WHT SP BU | 30 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,700 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 334 |
| C UNMD M | 354 |
| C UNMD TOT | 688 |
| D OCC | 233 |
| FEMALE | 585 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 232 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 561 |
| MD F | 198 |
| MD M | 195 |
| MD TOT | 393 |
| NUMBER CD | 157 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 274 |
| TUR BU | 475 |
| VESS | 1 |
| WID F | 53 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON157005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131011_1881— 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). "Port Dover, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dover-village-on157005-1881/.