Port Dalhousie, VL, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Dalhousie, VL was a village in 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 |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,081 |
| 1881 | 1,129 |
| 1891 | 879 |
| 1901 | 1,125 |
| 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,492 total population, 785 females in the population, 707 males in the population, 585 females born in Canada, 536 males born in Canada, 159 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 142 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 41 females born outside the British Empire, 29 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 629 persons of British origin (English), 350 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 322 persons of British origin (Irish), 77 persons of French origin, 36 persons of Dutch origin, 30 persons of German origin, 18 persons of British origin (other), 9 persons of Italian origin, 7 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin. 12 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 602 Anglicans (Church of England), 389 Presbyterians, 369 Roman Catholics, 76 Methodists, 31 Baptists, 10 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 5 Salvation Army adherents, 2 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Lutherans, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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/.