Dereham, Ontario (1921 census)
Dereham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 3,552. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261273. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.928°N, 80.813°W.
Population
In 1921, Dereham had a population of 3,552: 1,874 male and 1,678 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,644 |
| 1861 | 5,476 |
| 1871 | 5,838 |
| 1881 | 4,486 |
| 1891 | 4,025 |
| 1901 | 3,979 |
| 1911 | 3,836 |
| 1921 | 3,552 |
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, Dereham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 3,552 total population, 1,874 males in the population, 1,678 females in the population, 1,600 males born in Canada, 1,459 females born in Canada, 253 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 189 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 30 females born outside the British Empire, 21 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,578 persons of British origin (English), 436 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 353 persons of British origin (Irish), 86 persons of German origin, 56 persons of Dutch origin, 16 persons of British origin (other), 12 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,985 Methodists, 553 Baptists, 463 Presbyterians, 393 Anglicans (Church of England), 107 Roman Catholics, 28 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 8 Salvation Army adherents, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 4 Lutherans, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261273
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). "Dereham, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dereham-on134003-1921/.