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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261082. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 750 |
| 1911 | 126 |
| 1921 | 2,236 |
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, Chapleau shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,236 total population, 1,215 males in the population, 1,021 females in the population, 952 males born in Canada, 888 females born in Canada, 145 males born outside the British Empire, 118 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 89 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 44 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 775 persons of British origin (English), 710 persons of French origin, 260 persons of British origin (Irish), 200 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 68 persons of Italian origin, 35 persons of Russian origin, 22 persons of Austrian origin, 17 persons of other European origin, 14 persons of German origin, 11 persons of Ukrainian origin, 10 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 10 persons of Scandinavian origin, 9 persons of Finnish origin, 4 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of other Asian origin, 3 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of Polish origin. 78 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). 2 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 1,119 Roman Catholics, 545 Anglicans (Church of England), 382 Methodists, 138 Presbyterians, 17 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 13 Lutherans, 11 Baptists, 6 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Jews, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
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: Q115261082
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/.