Dauphin, Manitoba (1921 census)
Dauphin was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,059. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1658912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.202°N, 100.048°W.
Population
In 1921, Dauphin had a population of 6,059: 3,323 male and 2,736 female residents. Population density was 9.2 people per square mile.
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 282 townships, 1911 (6.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Dauphin shared boundaries with:
- Dauphin, T-V
- Ethelbert
- Gilbert Plains
- Lawrence
- Mossy River
- Ochre River
- Unorganized territory between tps . 18 & 23 r. 16 & 26 W.P.M.
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 2,736 |
| POP M | 3,323 |
| POP TOT | 6,059 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 12 |
| ANGLICANS | 491 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 123 |
| BRIT BORN F | 149 |
| BRIT BORN M | 229 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,012 |
| BRIT IRISH | 567 |
| BRIT OTHER | 11 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 632 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,879 |
| CAN BORN M | 2,165 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 6 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 4 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 665 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 22 |
| EUR FINNISH | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 79 |
| EUR GERMAN | 54 |
| EUR HEBREW | 6 |
| EUR OTHER | 72 |
| EUR POLISH | 262 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 37 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 108 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 2,522 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 708 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 929 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 2,770 |
| JEWS | 6 |
| LUTHERANS | 162 |
| METHODISTS | 654 |
| OTHER SECTS | 76 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 986 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 736 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 33 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB167001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB167001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1658912
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Dauphin
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dauphin_(municipalit%C3%A9_rurale)
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). "Dauphin, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/dauphin-mb167001-1921/.