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 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 density was 31.3 people per square mile.
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:
- Bayham
- Dorchester N
- Dorchester S
- Malahide
- Middleton
- Norwich N
- Norwich S
- Oxford W-O
- Tilsonburg, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,678 |
| POP M | 1,874 |
| POP TOT | 3,552 |
Other recorded variables (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 393 |
| BAPTISTS | 553 |
| BRIT BORN F | 189 |
| BRIT BORN M | 253 |
| BRIT ENG | 2,578 |
| BRIT IRISH | 353 |
| BRIT OTHER | 16 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 436 |
| CAN BORN F | 1,459 |
| CAN BORN M | 1,600 |
| EUR DUTCH | 56 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 86 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 1 |
| EUR OTHER | 4 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 5 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 30 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 21 |
| LUTHERANS | 4 |
| METHODISTS | 1,985 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| NEGRO | 2 |
| OTHER SECTS | 28 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 463 |
| PROTESTANTS | 2 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 107 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 8 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON134003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON134003— 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). "Dereham, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dereham-on134003-1921/.