Dresden, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Dresden, T-V was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,339. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1258446. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.583°N, 82.179°W.
Population
In 1921, Dresden, T-V had a population of 1,339: 631 male and 708 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,551 |
| 1921 | 1,339 |
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, Dresden, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 708 |
| POP M | 631 |
| POP TOT | 1,339 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ADVENTISTS | 9 |
| ANGLICANS | 184 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 1 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 10 |
| BAPTISTS | 230 |
| BRETHREN | 3 |
| BRIT BORN F | 36 |
| BRIT BORN M | 45 |
| BRIT ENG | 985 |
| BRIT IRISH | 130 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 100 |
| CAN BORN F | 645 |
| CAN BORN M | 555 |
| CSD TYPE | T |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| EUR FRENCH | 4 |
| EUR GERMAN | 3 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 27 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 31 |
| METHODISTS | 509 |
| MORMONS | 7 |
| NEGRO | 104 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 293 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 48 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 36 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON121015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON121015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1258446
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden,_Ontario
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). "Dresden, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dresden-t-v-on121015-1921/.