Douro, Ontario (1921 census)
Douro was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,645. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.405°N, 78.213°W.
Population
In 1921, Douro had a population of 1,645: 881 male and 764 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,676 |
| 1861 | 2,519 |
| 1871 | 2,671 |
| 1881 | 2,864 |
| 1891 | 2,131 |
| 1901 | 1,871 |
| 1911 | 1,866 |
| 1921 | 1,645 |
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, Douro shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,645 total population, 881 males in the population, 818 males born in Canada, 764 females in the population, 733 females born in Canada, 55 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 25 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 males born outside the British Empire, 6 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 1,086 persons of British origin (Irish), 434 persons of British origin (English), 108 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 11 persons of French origin, 4 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 869 Roman Catholics, 384 Methodists, 166 Anglicans (Church of England), 165 Presbyterians, 53 Baptists, 5 Brethren, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON138007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261304
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). "Douro, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/douro-on138007-1921/.