Chapleau, Ontario (1921 census)
Chapleau was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,236. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.800°N, 83.439°W.
Population
In 1921, Chapleau had a population of 2,236: 1,215 male and 1,021 female residents. Population density was 65.3 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Chapleau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,021 |
| POP M | 1,215 |
| POP TOT | 2,236 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 545 |
| ASIA CHINESE AND JAPANESE | 10 |
| ASIA OTHER | 4 |
| BAPTISTS | 11 |
| BRIT BORN F | 89 |
| BRIT BORN M | 118 |
| BRIT ENG | 775 |
| BRIT IRISH | 260 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 200 |
| CAN BORN F | 888 |
| CAN BORN M | 952 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 22 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 4 |
| EUR DUTCH | 3 |
| EUR FINNISH | 9 |
| EUR FRENCH | 710 |
| EUR GERMAN | 14 |
| EUR HEBREW | 2 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 68 |
| EUR OTHER | 17 |
| EUR POLISH | 2 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 35 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 10 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 11 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 44 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 145 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 17 |
| INDIAN | 78 |
| JEWS | 2 |
| LUTHERANS | 13 |
| METHODISTS | 382 |
| OTHER SECTS | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 138 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,119 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON146022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON146022— 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). "Chapleau, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/chapleau-on146022-1921/.