Dalhousie, Ontario (1921 census)
Dalhousie was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,047. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261224. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.001°N, 76.530°W.
Population
In 1921, Dalhousie had a population of 1,047: 540 male and 507 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,689 |
| 1911 | 1,225 |
| 1921 | 1,047 |
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, Dalhousie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,047 total population, 540 males in the population, 531 males born in Canada, 507 females in the population, 492 females born in Canada, 14 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 1 females born outside the British Empire, 1 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 765 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 141 persons of British origin (Irish), 112 persons of British origin (English), 29 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 869 Presbyterians, 106 Roman Catholics, 39 Methodists, 19 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 6 Baptists, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123004_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261224
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). "Dalhousie, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalhousie-on123004-1921/.