McDougall, Ontario (1921 census)
McDougall was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,474. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262218. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.406°N, 80.000°W.
Population
In 1921, McDougall had a population of 1,474: 901 male and 573 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 503 |
| 1911 | 746 |
| 1921 | 1,474 |
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, McDougall shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,474 total population, 901 males in the population, 627 males born in Canada, 573 females in the population, 475 females born in Canada, 188 males born outside the British Empire, 86 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 59 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 39 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 525 persons of British origin (English), 273 persons of British origin (Irish), 235 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 155 persons of French origin, 140 persons of Italian origin, 59 persons of Russian origin, 40 persons of German origin, 20 persons of Dutch origin, 7 persons of Austrian origin, 6 persons of Scandinavian origin, 4 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Ukrainian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 464 Roman Catholics, 339 Presbyterians, 330 Methodists, 253 Anglicans (Church of England), 40 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 29 Baptists, 15 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 3 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135028— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262218
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). "McDougall, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mcdougall-on135028-1921/.