Dawson, C, Yukon (1921 census)
Dawson, C was a city in Yukon, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 975. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q372324. The administrative centroid was at approximately 64.060°N, 139.415°W.
Population
In 1921, Dawson, C had a population of 975: 647 male and 328 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 3,013 |
| 1921 | 975 |
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, Dawson, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 975 total population, 647 males in the population, 328 females in the population, 305 males born in Canada, 211 males born outside the British Empire, 169 females born in Canada, 131 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 117 females born outside the British Empire, 42 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 244 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 240 persons of British origin (English), 145 persons of British origin (Irish), 98 persons of French origin, 67 persons of Scandinavian origin, 64 persons of German origin, 20 persons of other European origin, 17 persons of British origin (other), 15 persons of Polish origin, 14 persons of Dutch origin, 10 persons of Italian origin, 6 persons of Finnish origin, 5 persons of Austrian origin, 5 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 3 persons of Russian origin, 2 persons of other Asian origin, 1 persons of Greek origin. 4 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 4 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 3 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 242 Anglicans (Church of England), 233 Roman Catholics, 201 Presbyterians, 78 Lutherans, 66 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 56 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 39 Methodists, 32 Baptists, 6 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 4 Jews, 4 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 adherents of Eastern religions, 2 Congregationalists. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
YT219002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_YT219002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q372324
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_City
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cit%C3%A9_de_Dawson
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). "Dawson, C, Yukon (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/yt/dawson-c-yt219002-1921/.