Dryden, Ontario (1921 census)
Dryden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 146. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261320. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.493°N, 80.756°W.
Population
In 1921, Dryden had a population of 146: 79 male and 67 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 741 |
| 1921 | 146 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Awrey, Dryden & Hagar, 1911 (31.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Dryden 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 146 total population, 79 males in the population, 67 females in the population, 65 males born in Canada, 51 females born in Canada, 11 females born outside the British Empire, 10 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 4 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 47 persons of British origin (English), 45 persons of French origin, 20 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of British origin (Irish), 7 persons of Ukrainian origin, 6 persons of German origin, 5 persons of Polish origin, 3 persons of Finnish origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 60 Roman Catholics, 34 Presbyterians, 25 Anglicans (Church of England), 11 Methodists, 9 Lutherans, 7 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146035— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146035— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261320
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). "Dryden, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dryden-on146035-1921/.