Dundas, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)
Dundas, T-V was a town in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 4,978. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q620726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.270°N, 79.963°W.
Population
In 1921, Dundas, T-V had a population of 4,978: 2,373 male and 2,605 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,299 |
| 1921 | 4,978 |
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, Dundas, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 41 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 4,978 total population, 2,605 females in the population, 2,373 males in the population, 1,871 females born in Canada, 1,601 males born in Canada, 652 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 628 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 144 males born outside the British Empire, 82 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,309 persons of British origin (English), 1,030 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 986 persons of British origin (Irish), 158 persons of German origin, 154 persons of Dutch origin, 102 persons of French origin, 93 persons of Italian origin, 29 persons of British origin (other), 29 persons of other European origin, 16 persons of Austrian origin, 14 persons of Russian origin, 9 persons of other Asian origin, 6 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 6 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. 25 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 9 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 1,368 Anglicans (Church of England), 1,116 Presbyterians, 961 Methodists, 858 Roman Catholics, 372 Baptists, 160 Salvation Army adherents, 59 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 32 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 25 Jews, 12 Brethren, 6 Congregationalists, 4 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Disciples of Christ, 2 Lutherans, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON153010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON153010_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q620726
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dundas_(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). "Dundas, T-V, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dundas-t-v-on153010-1921/.