Port Dalhousie, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Dalhousie, VL was a township in Ontario (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,492. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7230573. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.198°N, 79.251°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Dalhousie, VL had a population of 1,492: 707 male and 785 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 1,152 |
| 1921 | 1,492 |
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, Port Dalhousie, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 785 |
| POP M | 707 |
| POP TOT | 1,492 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 602 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 31 |
| BRIT BORN F | 159 |
| BRIT BORN M | 142 |
| BRIT ENG | 629 |
| BRIT IRISH | 322 |
| BRIT OTHER | 18 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 350 |
| CAN BORN F | 585 |
| CAN BORN M | 536 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 1 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR DUTCH | 36 |
| EUR FRENCH | 77 |
| EUR GERMAN | 30 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR OTHER | 7 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 41 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 29 |
| INDIAN | 12 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| METHODISTS | 76 |
| OTHER SECTS | 10 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 389 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 369 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 5 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON126014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7230573
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Dalhousie
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). "Port Dalhousie, VL, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dalhousie-vl-on126014-1921/.