Dorval, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)
Dorval, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,466. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.447°N, 73.749°W.
Population
In 1921, Dorval, T-V had a population of 1,466: 700 male and 766 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 481 |
| 1911 | 1,005 |
| 1921 | 1,466 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Dorval, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,466 total population, 766 females in the population, 700 males in the population, 614 females born in Canada, 569 males born in Canada, 117 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 91 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 40 males born outside the British Empire, 35 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 849 persons of French origin, 448 persons of British origin (English), 76 persons of British origin (Irish), 61 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 7 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 1 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,021 Roman Catholics, 245 Anglicans (Church of England), 127 Presbyterians, 56 Methodists, 6 Baptists, 4 Jews, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Adventists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1921, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest-Rémi DéCary | 1877–1940 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141963
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorval
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorval
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Dorval, T-V, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dorval-t-v-qc076019-1921/.