Dalton, Ontario (1921 census)
Dalton was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 396. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5211718. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.763°N, 79.108°W.
Population
In 1921, Dalton had a population of 396: 211 male and 185 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 61 |
| 1881 | 530 |
| 1891 | 509 |
| 1901 | 541 |
| 1911 | 480 |
| 1921 | 396 |
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, Dalton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 396 total population, 211 males in the population, 201 males born in Canada, 185 females in the population, 176 females born in Canada, 9 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 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 150 persons of British origin (Irish), 146 persons of British origin (English), 86 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of Dutch origin, 4 persons of French origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 255 Methodists, 125 Presbyterians, 6 Anglicans (Church of England), 6 Roman Catholics, 4 Brethren. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON149003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON149003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5211718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalton_Township,_Ontario
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). "Dalton, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dalton-on149003-1921/.