Dunn, Ontario (1921 census)
Dunn was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 788. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261339. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.880°N, 79.648°W.
Population
In 1921, Dunn had a population of 788: 413 male and 375 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 828 |
| 1861 | 955 |
| 1871 | 1,049 |
| 1881 | 1,040 |
| 1891 | 984 |
| 1901 | 854 |
| 1911 | 766 |
| 1921 | 788 |
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, Dunn 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 788 total population, 413 males in the population, 375 females in the population, 373 males born in Canada, 345 females born in Canada, 33 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 16 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 14 females born outside the British Empire, 7 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 309 persons of British origin (English), 277 persons of British origin (Irish), 99 persons of German origin, 47 persons of Dutch origin, 39 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Austrian origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 340 Anglicans (Church of England), 173 Methodists, 142 Presbyterians, 53 Baptists, 30 members of the Evangelical Association, 22 Roman Catholics, 10 Disciples of Christ, 9 Lutherans, 6 Mennonites, 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON115004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON115004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261339
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). "Dunn, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/dunn-on115004-1921/.