Dorion, Ontario (1921 census)
Dorion was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 292. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.790°N, 88.650°W.
Population
In 1921, Dorion had a population of 292: 158 male and 134 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Dorion, McGregor, McTavish & Pearl, 1911 (26.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Dorion shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 292 total population, 158 males in the population, 134 females in the population, 102 males born in Canada, 90 females born in Canada, 33 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 30 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 23 males born outside the British Empire, 14 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 189 persons of British origin (English), 20 persons of German origin, 19 persons of British origin (Irish), 16 persons of Scandinavian origin, 12 persons of French origin, 10 persons of Belgian origin, 9 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Finnish origin, 6 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 83 Roman Catholics, 77 Anglicans (Church of England), 53 Baptists, 26 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 24 Presbyterians, 18 Lutherans, 11 Methodists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON147004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON147004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261300
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). "Dorion, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dorion-on147004-1921/.