Dawson, Ontario (1911 census)
Dawson was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.901°N, 83.097°W.
Population
In 1911, Dawson had a population of 323. Population density was 4.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 323 |
| 1921 | 193 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1921 (0.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Dawson shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 25 |
| POP M | 101 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 3.51 |
| POP TOT | 323 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 86 |
| AREA ACRES | 23,001 |
| AREA SQ MI | 35.94 |
| BAPTISTS | 5 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 113 |
| BRIT IRISH | 93 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 71 |
| DUTCH | 6 |
| DWELLINGS | 17 |
| F MARRIED | 11 |
| F SINGLE | 13 |
| F WIDOWED | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 17 |
| FRENCH | 26 |
| GERMAN | 14 |
| M MARRIED | 22 |
| M SINGLE | 70 |
| M WIDOWED | 9 |
| METHODISTS | 90 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 106 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON054020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON127011— 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 1911 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). "Dawson, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dawson-on054020-1911/.