Dufferin, Manitoba (1921 census)
Dufferin was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,071. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1659017. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.536°N, 98.058°W.
Population
In 1921, Dufferin had a population of 3,071: 1,747 male and 1,324 female residents. Population density was 8.6 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 104 townships, 1911 (9.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Dufferin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,324 |
| POP M | 1,747 |
| POP TOT | 3,071 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 413 |
| BAPTISTS | 61 |
| BRETHREN | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 185 |
| BRIT BORN M | 261 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,124 |
| BRIT IRISH | 573 |
| BRIT OTHER | 33 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 802 |
| CAN BORN F | 998 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,252 |
| CHRISTIANS | 10 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 32 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 145 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 13 |
| EUR DUTCH | 27 |
| EUR FRENCH | 173 |
| EUR GERMAN | 82 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 7 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 10 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 56 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 23 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 141 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 234 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 108 |
| LUTHERANS | 64 |
| METHODISTS | 651 |
| OTHER SECTS | 45 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 1,304 |
| PROTESTANTS | 1 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 366 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB160003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB160003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1659017
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Dufferin
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). "Dufferin, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/dufferin-mb160003-1921/.