Dawn, Ontario (1921 census)
Dawn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,470. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.694°N, 82.125°W.
Population
In 1921, Dawn had a population of 2,470: 1,312 male and 1,158 female residents. Population density was 21.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 556 |
| 1861 | 726 |
| 1871 | 1,116 |
| 1881 | 2,026 |
| 1891 | 3,480 |
| 1901 | 3,659 |
| 1911 | 2,930 |
| 1921 | 2,470 |
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, Dawn shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,158 |
| POP M | 1,312 |
| POP TOT | 2,470 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 195 |
| BAPTISTS | 174 |
| BRETHREN | 44 |
| BRIT BORN F | 62 |
| BRIT BORN M | 76 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,171 |
| BRIT IRISH | 537 |
| BRIT OTHER | 3 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 591 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,077 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,215 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 3 |
| EUR DUTCH | 31 |
| EUR FRENCH | 32 |
| EUR GERMAN | 84 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 2 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 11 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 19 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 21 |
| LUTHERANS | 1 |
| MENNONITES | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,128 |
| MORMONS | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 26 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 814 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 70 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 3 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON122003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Dawn, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawn-on122003-1921/.