Dowling, Ontario (1921 census)
Dowling was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 228. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.585°N, 81.376°W.
Population
In 1921, Dowling had a population of 228: 130 male and 98 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 206 |
| 1921 | 228 |
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, Dowling shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 228 total population, 130 males in the population, 117 males born in Canada, 98 females in the population, 87 females born in Canada, 8 females born outside the British Empire, 8 males born outside the British Empire, 5 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 112 persons of French origin, 57 persons of British origin (English), 20 persons of British origin (Irish), 12 persons of Austrian origin, 12 persons of German origin, 10 persons of Italian origin, 4 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 111 Roman Catholics, 40 Methodists, 33 Presbyterians, 32 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146033— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146033— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261306
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). "Dowling, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dowling-on146033-1921/.