Dresden, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Dresden, T-V was a town in 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 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,339 total population, 708 females in the population, 645 females born in Canada, 631 males in the population, 555 males born in Canada, 45 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 36 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 31 males born outside the British Empire, 27 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 985 persons of British origin (English), 130 persons of British origin (Irish), 100 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 10 persons of Syrian origin, 4 persons of French origin, 3 persons of German origin, 1 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 104 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 509 Methodists, 293 Presbyterians, 230 Baptists, 184 Anglicans (Church of England), 48 Roman Catholics, 36 Salvation Army adherents, 15 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 9 Adventists, 7 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 3 Brethren, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.