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 density was 27.3 people per square mile.
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 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 375 |
| POP M | 413 |
| POP TOT | 788 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 340 |
| BAPTISTS | 53 |
| BRIT BORN F | 16 |
| BRIT BORN M | 33 |
| BRIT ENG | 309 |
| BRIT IRISH | 277 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 39 |
| CAN BORN F | 345 |
| CAN BORN M | 373 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 10 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 47 |
| EUR FRENCH | 12 |
| EUR GERMAN | 99 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 2 |
| EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION | 30 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 14 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 7 |
| LUTHERANS | 9 |
| MENNONITES | 6 |
| METHODISTS | 173 |
| OTHER SECTS | 2 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 142 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 22 |
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/.