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 density was 972.0 people per square mile.
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 44 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 328 |
| POP M | 647 |
| POP TOT | 975 |
Other recorded variables (41 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 242 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 4 |
| ASIA OTHER | 2 |
| BAPTISTS | 32 |
| BRIT BORN F | 42 |
| BRIT BORN M | 131 |
| BRIT ENG | 240 |
| BRIT IRISH | 145 |
| BRIT OTHER | 17 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 244 |
| CAN BORN F | 169 |
| CAN BORN M | 305 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | C |
| EASTERN RELIGIONS | 3 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 5 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 5 |
| EUR DUTCH | 14 |
| EUR FINNISH | 6 |
| EUR FRENCH | 98 |
| EUR GERMAN | 64 |
| EUR GREEK | 1 |
| EUR HEBREW | 4 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 10 |
| EUR OTHER | 20 |
| EUR POLISH | 15 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 67 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 117 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 211 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 6 |
| INDIAN | 3 |
| JEWS | 4 |
| LUTHERANS | 78 |
| METHODISTS | 39 |
| NEGRO | 4 |
| OTHER SECTS | 56 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 201 |
| PROTESTANTS | 66 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 233 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 4 |
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/.