Port Dover, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Port Dover, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,462. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.795°N, 80.204°W.
Population
In 1921, Port Dover, Village had a population of 1,462: 719 male and 743 female residents. Population density was 1457.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,146 |
| 1891 | 1,213 |
| 1901 | 1,177 |
| 1911 | 1,138 |
| 1921 | 1,462 |
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 Dover, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 743 |
| POP M | 719 |
| POP TOT | 1,462 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 449 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 2 |
| ASIA SYRIAN | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 43 |
| BRETHREN | 2 |
| BRIT BORN F | 88 |
| BRIT BORN M | 99 |
| BRIT ENG | 737 |
| BRIT IRISH | 177 |
| BRIT OTHER | 6 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 351 |
| CAN BORN F | 617 |
| CAN BORN M | 589 |
| CHRISTIANS | 2 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 8 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DISCIPLES OF CHRIST | 12 |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 2 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 1 |
| EUR DUTCH | 76 |
| EUR FRENCH | 18 |
| EUR GERMAN | 74 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 9 |
| EUR OTHER | 3 |
| EUR POLISH | 1 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 1 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 38 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 31 |
| LUTHERANS | 5 |
| METHODISTS | 448 |
| OTHER SECTS | 14 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 446 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 29 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON131011_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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 Dover, Village, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/port-dover-village-on131011-1921/.